Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
58 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
- 51.94490, -3.38616
- Cadw reference
- 7129
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
Between Conway Terrace and Gasworks Lane.
History
Early to mid C19 group of 4 houses with unusual plan. Entrance to No.61 in wall of passage through No.62.
Exterior
Nos.58 and 59 arranged as asymmetrical pair with one window front and inner doorway each. No.58 with modern top-hung casements. Flat-arched doorcase with pilasters, moulded cornice on consoles and modern door. No.59 with a modern window on second floor and with a 4-pane sash window on both first and ground floors. Two steps lead up to round-headed doorway with blocked semi-circular tympanum and modern door.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with the other listed buildings in The Watton.
Nearby in the register
- 57 The WattonNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 59 The WattonNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 56 The WattonNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 55 The WattonNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.