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NO.17 Ship Street, Powys

A Grade II Listed Building in Brecon, Powys

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9476 / 51°56'51"N

Longitude: -3.3923 / 3°23'32"W

OS Eastings: 304405

OS Northings: 228595

OS Grid: SO044285

Mapcode National: GBR YP.MF5Y

Mapcode Global: VH6BZ.590T

Plus Code: 9C3RWJX5+23

Entry Name: NO.17 Ship Street, Powys

Listing Date: 31 May 1961

Last Amended: 4 November 2005

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 7030

Building Class: Commercial

ID on this website: 300007030

Location: Opposite Brecon Library.

County: Powys

Town: Brecon

Community: Brecon (Aberhonddu)

Community: Brecon

Built-Up Area: Brecon

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

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History

Early-to-mid C19 character, but possibly with earlier core.

Exterior

Early to mid C19 facade of brick, now colourwashed; three storeys, three windows. Slate roof with flanking stacks. On first and second floors, window openings with gauged brick arches and reveals; 12-pane sashes to second floor (4 panes over 8) and 16-pane sashes to first floor. String course at second floor sill level. On ground floor, to R, C19 shop front with pilasters and fascia with brackets; part glazed central doorway with rectangular overlight, recessed between canted shop windows with colonettes and corner brackets. To L, further doorway with with rectangular fanlight with radiating tracery flush-panelled reveals, and, at left hand end, plate glass window.

Interior

Within, ceiling beams which have been plastered and papered over.

Reasons for Listing

Early-to-mid C19 building retaining its character and with good shopfront. Group value with adjacent listed buildings in Ship Street.

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