Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
35 High Street Superior
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
- 51.94772, -3.39174
- Cadw reference
- 85784
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
At junction with Ship Street.
History
Shop with accommodation above; possible C18 or earlier origins, but now with late C19 character. Formerly two premises.
Exterior
Two storeys plus attics. Stucco; slate roof. Two hipped dormers. Four 4-pane sash windows in moulded architraves. To R, C20 shopfront with recessed central doorway between 2 display windows. To L, large 3-light late C19 type shopwindow with 3 camber-headed lights, fascia and cornice; volute to L end.
Reason for designation
Included for Group Value with adjacent listed buildings in the High Street.
Nearby in the register
- 34 High Street SuperiorCommercialunder 1 mi
- 33 High Street SuperiorCommercialunder 1 mi
- 39 High Street InferiorDomesticunder 1 mi
- 32 High Street SuperiorDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.