Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Building to E of Keep at Barracks
Brecon, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Defence
- Date of designation
- 4 November 2005
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Brecon
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.94377, -3.38205
- Cadw reference
- 85796
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
History
Perhaps later than the other, 1840s, buildings in the Barracks.
Exterior
Two-storey building in grey stone; slate roof. Upper storey in ashlar, lower rubble with ashlar dressings; to sides lower floor in larger rusticated stone, smaller courses above. To parade ground, a 2-storey verandah, in ashlar with flat roof, and Tuscan piers; 7 bays; iron railings to upper level. Irregular fenestration behind; 9-pane windows; ground floor doors with overlights; first floor doors without. To rear facing the Watton, 6 first floor windows as front; the second bay is blind.
Reason for designation
Part of a fine and rare C19 Barracks complex, retaining its character. Group Value with other listed buildings on the site.
Nearby in the register
- Block 18 (H Block)Health and Welfareunder 1 mi
- Blocks 14 and 15 (Sphinx House and Officers' Mess), including front garden wallsDefenceunder 1 mi
- 92 The WattonNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- The Keep at Brecon BarracksDefenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.