NO.1 High Street Inferior, Including Rear Wings to Lion Street, Powys, Brecon, Powys

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9472 / 51°56'50"N

Longitude: -3.3901 / 3°23'24"W

OS Eastings: 304555

OS Northings: 228550

OS Grid: SO045285

Mapcode National: GBR YP.MFQK

Mapcode Global: VH6BZ.6B53

Plus Code: 9C3RWJW5+VX

Entry Name: NO.1 High Street Inferior, Including Rear Wings to Lion Street, Powys

Listing Date: 16 January 1952

Last Amended: 4 November 2005

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 6904

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300006904

Location: On corner site; opposite St Mary's Church.

County: Powys

Town: Brecon

Community: Brecon (Aberhonddu)

Community: Brecon

Built-Up Area: Brecon

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

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History

Former house; now shop with accommodation over. Roof construction suggests late C16/early C17 origins as a timber-framed building.

Exterior

Two storeys plus attic. Stucco. Slate hipped roof with 2 dormers with hipped slate roofs and slate hanging to sides; casement windows. Modillion eaves cornice. On first floor of High Street Inferior front a 4-pane sash window with, to each side, a canted three-light bay window. On ground floor, a canted shop window to either side of good moulded wooden doorcase with pedimented hood on enriched consoles. Two ranges of rear wings, parallel to each other but at right angles to front wing, some of contemporary date but with contrasting rooflines.

Interior

Ground floor gutted with plastic beams and dado. Building retains a fine early C18 stair with turned balusters; on first floor, early C19 chimney pieces.

Reasons for Listing

Building with early origins retaining much historic character on important corner site in historic centre of the town. Group value with other listed buildings in High St Inferior and The Bulwark, and also group value to rear with buildings in Lion Street.

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NO.1 High Street Inferior, Including Rear Wings to Lion Street, Powys

A Grade II Listed Building in Brecon, Powys