Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Former Rear Wing of No 2 Wheat Street
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
- 51.94714, -3.39163
- Cadw reference
- 85683
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
Towards W end of N side of the street; to rear of No 2 Wheat Street.
History
Probably early C19, but altered.
Exterior
Three-storey, six window front facing St Mary Street. Pebbledashed; stone plinth; slate roof. Windows mainly modern, but historic wall structure and roof line remain. Six modern windows on second floor, one of 2-lights and four of three. Six windows on first floor. On ground floor, from L to R, two sash windows, half-glazed door, passage doorway, half-glazed door and sash window with horns and glazing bars.
Reason for designation
Included for Group Value with adjacent listed buildings in St Mary Street and Wheat Street.
Nearby in the register
- 2 Wheat StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- House to rear of 1 Wheat StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 3 Wheat StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Building occupied by SpectrumCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.