16 Ship Street

Brecon, Powys, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Brecon, Powys, designated on 31 May 1961.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of 16 Ship Street, Brecon, Powys, with a pin at the register's coordinates — Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation: Listed building, Grade II
Broad class: Commercial
Date of designation: 31 May 1961
Town: Brecon
Community: Brecon
Unitary authority: Powys
Country: Wales
Coordinates: 51.94762, -3.39237
Cadw reference: 7029

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)

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Cadw's description

Location

Opposite Brecon Library.

History

Probably early C19, but with earlier core.

Exterior

Shop with accommodation above. Tall early C19 3-storey, 1 bay facade of colourwashed brick. Slate roof. Tripartite sash window with small-pane glazing on both second and first floors. C19 shop front on ground floor; two small plate glass shop windows and centre doorway within casing of fluted capped pilasters, continuous fascia and cornice. Cement rendered rear elevation similar to street facade.

Reason for designation

Building with well-preserved early C19 character. Group value with adjacent listed buildings in Ship Street.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0

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