Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Somerfield
Brecon, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Brecon, Powys, designated on 16 January 1952.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 16 January 1952
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Brecon
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.94901, -3.39159
- Cadw reference
- 7075
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 junction with Mount Street.
History
Probably C18 house, now converted to supermarket.
Exterior
C18 house, now supermarket. Roughcast; slate roof. Elevation to The Struet of two storeys and basement, five bays. The centre three bays project forward and are surmounted by a pediment flanked by a semi-circular panel over each end bay. Twelve-pane sash windows; moulded architraves. C19 type round-headed and pedimented doorcase with pilasters, fluted consoles, plain semi-circular fanlight and two-panelled door. To rear, front block connects to a parallel stone block with gable facing relief road.
Interior
Converted for use as supermarket.
Reason for designation
Included for its origins as a C19 house. Group Value with adjacent listed buildings in The Struet.
Nearby in the register
- 103 The StruetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 103a The StruetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 104 The StruetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 5 The StruetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.