Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Garden Wall in the Postern to Priory Hill House
Brecon, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Brecon, Powys, designated on 16 December 1976.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 16 December 1976
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Brecon
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.95025, -3.39195
- Cadw reference
- 7007
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 213 Brecon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Running from rear of Priory Hill House (in Priory Hill), along SE side of The Postern.
History
Later C18 or early C19 garden wall.
Exterior
Garden wall of stone rubble with ashlar coping. Two to three metres high, and approximately 40 metres long.
Reason for designation
Included for Group Value with Priory Hill House.
Nearby in the register
- Priory Hill House, including Railings & Service Wing at West EndDomesticunder 1 mi
- Wall on North side of PosternDomesticunder 1 mi
- 14 Priory HillNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 13 Priory HillDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.