Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
2 Kensington Row
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
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 16 December 1976
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Brecon
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.94925, -3.39592
- Cadw reference
- 85635
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
Kensington Row runs N on the N side of Kensington, about 150m W of Castle Hotel.
History
Perhaps C18.
Exterior
No.2 with whitewashed stone rubble front wall. Dressings to window and door openings. Modern door to right-hand. To left-hand, small modern window with cambered head on first floor and modern window with cambered head below.
Reason for designation
Row of smaller C18 houses retaining overall character with mutual Group Value.
Nearby in the register
- 1 Kensington RowDomesticunder 1 mi
- 3 Kensington RowNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 4 Kensington RowNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 5 Kensington RowNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.