Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
23 The Struet
Brecon, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Brecon, Powys, designated on 31 May 1961.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 31 May 1961
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Brecon
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.95041, -3.39043
- Cadw reference
- 85648
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
Group of 4 buildings to N of junction with King Street.
History
Row of buildings situated on the corner of King Street refaced in early C19 but with probably much older core.
Exterior
Window to R on both first and ground floors; doorway to L. Round-headed and pedimented doorcase with pilasters, consoles, six-panelled door and semi-circular fanlight with radiating tracery.
Interior
Has reeded chimney pieces and possibly re-used early C18 type newel stair with turned balusters.
Reason for designation
Good group of historic houses retaining period character. Group Value with each other and adjacent listed buildings in The Struet.
Nearby in the register
- 22 The StruetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Cobbled Setts in front of Nos.21a to 27 (Consec) and Steps outside Nos.21 & 21aDomesticunder 1 mi
- 21 The StruetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 21a The StruetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.