Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Hamilton House
Brecon, Powys, Wales
A Grade II* listed building in Brecon, Powys, designated on 31 May 1961.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 31 May 1961
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Brecon
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.94978, -3.39095
- Cadw reference
- 7045
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
About half way along block, between Mount Street and King's Steps.
History
Early to mid C19.
Exterior
House. Three-storey, three window front; stucco with bands between floors, Ionic pilasters at ends of first floor, rusticated ground floor. Slate roof has wide eaves with paired brackets. Top floor has 2-light central window flanked by 3-light windows. First floor has tall 2-light window flanked by tall 3-light windows, all with bracketed cornices. On ground floor, central doorway with pilasters, fielded panelled reveals, fielded panelled door and rectangular fanlight with ornate tracery. To each side, splayed bay windows with 2 round-headed lights to front, and one to each side of splay; bracketed cornices over. To L, narrow doorway with door with round-headed panels.
The rear garden has contemporary brick gazebos.
Interior
Very fine Regency interior, cornices, doors, chimney pieces; first floor saloon with Bacchic frieze; semi-apsidal stair.
Reason for designation
Graded II* as earlier C19 building retaining its character, and with very fine Regency interiors. Group Value with adjacent listed buildings.
Nearby in the register
- 12 The StruetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 14 The StruetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 11 The Struet, including Front Steps and RailingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- 15 The StruetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.