Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
64 The Watton
Brecon, Powys, Wales
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
- 51.94467, -3.38571
- Cadw reference
- 7132
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 corner with Gasworks Lane.
History
Row of two-storey houses with facades of early to mid C19 date but of older basic structure. Much altered since listing in 1976.
Exterior
No.64 with two small square windows on first floor; flat band between floors; on ground floor, 12-pane sash window in cambered opening, doorway with modern door in centre, and to L, broad 20-pane sash window which is below first floor window in No.65.
Reason for designation
Included despite alterations as buildings representing the scale of the pre-Georgian structures of the Watton, and for Group Value with other listed buildings on The Watton.
Nearby in the register
- 65 The WattonNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 66 The WattonNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 67 The WattonNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Brecon Rugby ClubCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.