Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
8 Watergate
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
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 16 December 1976
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Brecon
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.94801, -3.39362
- Cadw reference
- 7087
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
Backing onto River Usk near junction with River Honddu.
History
Late C18 to early C19; rear elevation with pentice shown in early prints of the Honddu bridge.
Exterior
No.8 of one window bay. Pilaster strips to ends, and band between first and ground floors. Window openings with moulded architraves; a 12-pane hornless sash window on first floor and modern small-pane window to right hand on ground floor; to left hand, doorway with stone panelled pilasters, frieze and cornice on brackets. Structure with lean-to slate roof at NW end; half-glazed modern door to Watergate.
Reason for designation
Pair of earlier C19 houses retaining character; Group Value with adjacent listed buildings in Watergate.
Nearby in the register
- 9 WatergateNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Forecourt Walls, Piers, Gates and Railings to Watergate Baptist ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- 6 WatergateNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 7 WatergateNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.