Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
45/46 The Watton
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
- 51.94536, -3.38725
- Cadw reference
- 85748
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
Near junction with Rich Way.
History
Small houses with early to mid C19 facades with some modern alterations; probably late C17 to early C18 basic structure. Nos.45 and 46: formerly two cottages converted in 1960s into one dwelling.
Exterior
Slate roof with higher ridge than in No.44; stone stack to R (raised in brick). Two small modern windows on first floor; on ground floor, a modern casement window to L, then modern door, then two square modern windows.
Reason for designation
Included despite alterations as buildings representing the scale of the pre-Georgian structures of the Watton, and for Group Value with other listed buildings on The Watton.
Nearby in the register
- Borderers Guest HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- 44 The WattonCommercialunder 1 mi
- Gremlin HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
- 23 The WattonDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.