Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
23 The Watton
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
- 51.94556, -3.38705
- Cadw reference
- 7107
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
Near junctions with Little Free Street and Rich Way.
History
Early to mid C19 two-storey stone houses shown on 1834 plan of Brecon.
Exterior
No.23 has exposed stone laid in regular courses; voussoirs to windows which are modern casements; modern door.
Reason for designation
Pair of pre-1834 houses retaining character and with Group Value with adjacent listed buildings in the Watton.
Nearby in the register
- 24 The WattonNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- House, including Garden Wall & RailingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- Clarence Inn, including Rear Wing to No.25Commercialunder 1 mi
- 27 The WattonDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.