Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
7019
Building Number
5
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
16/01/1952
Date of Amendment
04/11/2005
Name of Property
5 St Mary Street
Address
5 St Mary Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Brecon
Town
Brecon
Locality
Easting
304450
Northing
228541
Street Side
SW
Location
Immediately to S of St Mary's Church, on corner with lane to Glamorgan Street.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Late C18; thought to have been built by William Wynter (1765-1805) as his town house. The design approximates very closely to a widespread English design (see references). Used circa 1830 as first Independent Congregational College.
Exterior
Former house, now club. Rendered; roughcast front to St Mary Street front of 4 storeys, 5 windows; but ground floor rendered. Slate hipped roof with red tile ridges. Modillion eaves cornice. Band at first floor level. Small-pane sash windows in moulded architraves; Venetian window in central bay on first floor. In central bay on ground floor, a good moulded wooden doorcase with pediment, Doric pilasters, cornice and fanlight with tracery, flanked to each side by a Venetian window with interlaced arched glazing bars.
Interior
Converted to club use with suspended ceilings etc; said to retain contemporary mouldings and cornices etc. To rear of bar, extremely good late C18 wooden stair, turned balusters, panelled dado.
Reason for designation
Graded II* as fine C18 town house retaining much of its character. Group value.
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