Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Watton Mount
Brecon, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 31 May 1961
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Brecon
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.94637, -3.38869
- Cadw reference
- 7114
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
On important site opposite Museum (former Shire Hall) at entrance to Old Town.
History
Former house. Probably early-to-mid C19. Now occupied by offices.
Exterior
Former house. Cement rendered facade (much covered in ivy) to The Watton of 4 storeys, 5 windows; lower floors rusticated. Hipped slate roof. Small-pane sash windows (in moulded architraves on 2nd and 3rd floors). In central bay, high portico raised on stone plinth with entrance on ground floor underneath balcony at first floor level within portico. On ground floor, door is 4-panelled with semi-circular light with Gothic tracery at the top. Left return with one small-pane sash to each floor, set towards rear. Four window rear elevation with stone architraves; ground floor scribed render and upper floors pebbledashed. Third bay from L has stair windows set between floors.
Interior
Interior largely modernised, but NW first floor room with panelled door with panelled architrave and panelled shutters. Contemporary staircase rising in a curve with plain wood balusters.
Reason for designation
Earlier C19 building retaining character with Group Value with Brecknock Museum opposite.
Nearby in the register
- Forecourt Walls & Railings to the Brecknock MuseumDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pillar Box in Forecourt of Brecknock MuseumCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- 1 Lion StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 1 The BulwarkDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.