Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Building, excluding rear block of No.9 in Chapel Street
Brecon, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Brecon, Powys, designated on 4 November 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 4 November 2005
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Brecon
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.94883, -3.39216
- Cadw reference
- 85774
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
Opposite side entrance to Market.
History
About 1900.
Exterior
Shop with accommodation over, and to rear. Two storeys and gabled attics; rendered. two window front with pair of half-timbered gabled attics each with a sash window. At first floor level, two canted oriel windows; sash glazing with small panes in upper sashes. On ground floor, a shop front with shop door recessed to R of display window with curved corner, and some stained glass in upper lights; and to R, 4-panelled door with overlight; all this within framework of Doric pilasters, fascia and cornice. To R of shopfront, sash window; to L of shopfront, 4-panelled door with overlight.
Reason for designation
Well-preserved early C20 building; Group Value with adjacent listed buildings in Castle Street.
Nearby in the register
- 10 Castle StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 11 Castle StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 7 Castle StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 12 Castle StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.