Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Wheatsheaf
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
- 51.94732, -3.39163
- Cadw reference
- 7144
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
On corner with Church Lane
History
Probably C18, but with C17 origins. Said to incorporate some remains of medieval wall with stone corbels at rear.
Exterior
Public house. Smooth render, slate roof with end stacks in brick. Two storey, 3 window front; 16-pane hornless sashes to upper floor; 20-pane sashes below. Central doorway with pediment and pilasters with entablature. Gable end in Church Lane of two storeys and attic; plain bargeboard. Four-pane horned sash windows to left hand on both first and ground floors (small attic window). To right hand on ground floor, doorway with architrave and cornice on consoles; half-glazed four-panelled door. Short two storey wing at south-east end; window to each floor with modern casement glazing; ledged door to R.
Reason for designation
C18 building retaining its character. Group value.
Nearby in the register
- 3 Wheat StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 2 Wheat StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 43a High Street InferiorNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Former Rear Wing of No 2 Wheat StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.