Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
12 The Watton
Brecon, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 16 December 1976
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Brecon
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.94482, -3.38535
- Cadw reference
- 85611
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
Roughly opposite Gasworks Lane
History
Part of an early to mid C19 terrace.
Exterior
No.12 has 2-window front with 12-pane hornless sashes on first floor, and similar (broader) window to L on ground floor; doorway to R has square headed pedimented doorcase, and part-glazed panelled door. Small roof lights.
Reason for designation
One of six well-preserved early C19 houses retaining overall late Georgian character. Group value both with rest of the terrace and with other listed buildings in The Watton.
Nearby in the register
- 11 The WattonNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 13 The WattonNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call-box on pavement outside No.13 The WattonCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- 10 The WattonNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.