Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
13 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
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 16 December 1976
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Brecon
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.94769, -3.39315
- Cadw reference
- 7090
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
Immediately to E of Usk Bridge.
History
Origins as C16 to C17 house with overhanging floors; now with early C19 character.
Exterior
Shop with accommodation over. Elevation to Watergate of three storeys, two bays; roughcast; slate roof with brick chimney in L front slope. Giant wooden pilaster at right hand end. Inward opening windows each of 6-panes on second floor; 4-pane sash windows on first floor. On ground floor, steep step leads down to four flush panelled door in centre of C19 shop front with two flanking windows each of six lights; with continuous fascia and coved cornice.
Reason for designation
Building with C16 or C17 origins on important site next to Usk Bridge. Group value with bridge and other adjacent listed buildings.
Nearby in the register
- Boar's Head PHCommercialunder 1 mi
- 11 WatergateNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 11 Ship StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 10 WatergateCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.