Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
98 The Struet
Brecon, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 16 January 1952
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Brecon
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.94952, -3.39131
- Cadw reference
- 7072
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
About 30m N of junction with Mount Street on the opposite side of The Struet.
History
Probably mid C19, perhaps with later shopfronts. The name "Viaduct House" refers to the demolished railway viaduct which formerly crossed the Struet about 30m to the South.
Exterior
Shopfront to No.98 has 4 sections, the two to R are windows each consisting of a set of 3 camber-headed lights, to L of these, a shop doorway with half-glazed door, then to L again a 6-panelled door to accommodation.
Reason for designation
Early-to-mid C19 pair with well-preserved character and good C19 shopfronts. Group Value with adjacent listed properties in The Struet.
Nearby in the register
- 97 The StruetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 99 The StruetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call-box outside No.10 The StruetCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- The County HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.