Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
4 Camden Road
Brecon, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 4 November 2005
- Community
- Brecon
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.94733, -3.38594
- Cadw reference
- 85763
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
One of a terrace on the corner with Cerrigcochion Road.
History
Probably built around 1870s.
Exterior
Nos.1-12 Camden Road (consec)
Marked on older OS Maps as Bowen Terrace. Terrace of 12 houses. Two storeys plus attics. Stucco, mainly slate roofs. Moulded quoins and window surrounds. End houses have gabled front with fancy bargeboards; single camber-headed attic window; pair of camber-headed first floor windows; splayed bay window; entrances in 3-window returns.
Other houses of 2 bays with small gabled dormer. Paired camber-headed sash windows above ground floor splayed bay window which has camber-headed sash windows and cornice on scroll brackets. Other bay with single first floor window over camber-headed doorway with overlight.
The front garden wall of the group in stucco (some rebuilding) with rough stones on coping; original iron gates.
Modern door.
Reason for designation
One of a largely unaltered mid-Victorian terrace prominently sited on the edge of the historic centre of Brecon. Victorian terraces are rare in Brecon. Group Value with other buildings in the terrace.
Nearby in the register
- 3 Camden RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
- 5 Camden RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
- 6 Camden RoadNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 2 Camden RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.