Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Wall on North side of Postern
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
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 4 November 2005
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Brecon
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.95004, -3.39230
- Cadw reference
- 85791
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 W end of N side of The Postern.
History
Probably early C19. Once the front wall of houses which lined St John's Road.
Exterior
Tall stone rubble wall following line of street, at St John's Road, the wall turns (quoins) for about 20 metres.
Reason for designation
A tall and prominent late C18 or early C19 wall with strong Group Value with listed wall opposite.
Nearby in the register
- 5 The Postern, including Forecourt Wall and RailingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- 6 The Postern, including Forecourt Wall and RailingsNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 7 The Postern, including Forecourt Wall and RailingsNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 8 The Postern, including Forecourt Wall and RailingsNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.