Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
21 Castle Street
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
- 51.94874, -3.39243
- Cadw reference
- 85642
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
At W end of building line on S side of Castle Street.
History
Circa 1840; no buildings shown here on 1834 "Plan of Brecknock", and at the time of the building of the Market House (1838-41), Lord Tredegar gave £200 towards the widening of Castle Street.
Formerly listed with Nos 1 to 3 Berkeley Place which were structurally part of the same block, but demolished for road improvements in early C21.
Exterior
Block of 4 houses. Three storeys, slate roof and with curved corner bay at W end. Facing street, 8 windows in all counting corner bay; render and pebbledash cladding incised as masonry; giant pilasters to ends, and bands at second floor level and at first floor sill level. Small square sash windows on second floor; tall transomed casement windows on first floor; on ground floor, each house with one single or triple sash window without glazing bars except for W, No 18, which has two; E house with corner bay, (No 21) with two doorways.
The W end (where Berkeley Place once stood) has been rebuilt in Georgian style as 3-window elevation with pedimental gable, end pilasters and banding between floors.
Reason for designation
Good terrace of early-to-mid C19 buildings retaining their character in important street in historic centre of Brecon. Group Value with other listed buildings in Castle Street.
Nearby in the register
- 20 Castle StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Rear Garden Wall to Nos.18 to 21 Castle StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 19 Castle StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 18 Castle StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.