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Lansdowne Hotel, including block to rear in Lansdowne Terrace

A Grade II Listed Building in Brecon, Powys

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9457 / 51°56'44"N

Longitude: -3.3882 / 3°23'17"W

OS Eastings: 304679

OS Northings: 228380

OS Grid: SO046283

Mapcode National: GBR YP.MN5J

Mapcode Global: VH6BZ.7C47

Plus Code: 9C3RWJW6+7P

Entry Name: Lansdowne Hotel, including block to rear in Lansdowne Terrace

Listing Date: 16 January 1952

Last Amended: 4 November 2005

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 7121

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300007121

Location: On corner with Lansdowne Terrace.

County: Powys

Town: Brecon

Community: Brecon (Aberhonddu)

Community: Brecon

Built-Up Area: Brecon

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

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History

Early C19 hotel.

Exterior

Three-storey building with early C19 exterior. Stuccoed fronts of five bays to The Watton and irregularly of five bays to Landsdowne Terrace. Slate roof, hipped to R; paired bracket eaves. Bands at second and first floor sill levels. Nine-pane inward opening hopper windows on second floor; on first floor, 12-pane sash windows in reveals with moulded architraves. On ground floor, doorcase to centre with wooden pilasters, architrave, frieze and cornice on consoles; modern door; to each side, one wide 16-pane sash window in opening with moulded architrave.
Return to Lansdowne Terrace firstly of 2 windows on three floors; 4-pane sash windows in architraves (except top floor); to R, doorway with doorcase with pilasters, cornice on consoles; part-glazed panelled door. Then lower 3-window, 3-storey block. Four-pane sash windows in architraves (except for top floor). On ground floor, central doorway as others in building.

Interior

Panelled doors and early C19 staircase.

Reasons for Listing

Well-preserved early C19 building with group value with other buildings in The Watton.

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