Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
18 Ship Street
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
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 16 December 1976
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Brecon
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.94760, -3.39210
- Cadw reference
- 7031
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
Opposite Brecon Library; a lower building than its neighbours.
History
Low two-storey building comprising C19 facade to earlier core. Originally a three-quater house. Possible late medieval window to rear.
Exterior
Two-storey, three-window stucco front; slate roof. Three 4-pane sash windows on first floor. On ground floor, double C19 shop front comprising two windows each of four curved headed lights with innermost light of each window canted in towards central modern glazed door. Old stone work said to exist at rear. Two storey rear wing of brick with slate roof.
Interior
Within, ground floor with stopped and chamfered beams. Rear has early (possibly medieval) window with dressed stone surround and iron grille.
Reason for designation
Building with early C19 character and C17 origins. group value with adjacent listed buildings.
Nearby in the register
- 19 Ship StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 17 Ship StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 20 Ship StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 16 Ship StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.