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
7200
Building Number
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
04/01/1952
Date of Amendment
25/09/1986
Name of Property
The Bear Hotel
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Crickhowell
Town
Locality
Easting
321796
Northing
218466
Street Side
Location
At the top of and facing down the High Street, at an angle to the road with cobbled pavement to front. Formerly known as The White Bear.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Early to mid Georgian 3-storey, 4-window front to coaching inn of earlier origins, said to date back to C15 and certainly to C17; later alterations.
Exterior
Stucco front with deep cill bands and plinth, slate roof, boxed eaves with moulded cornice and 2 roughcast end chimney stacks. Recessed sash windows with small-pane glazing, 1 tripartite window to 1st floor; moulded architraves to 1st floor windows, 2 with console bracketed hoods, right hand window with apron.
2 tripartite sashes with hoods to ground floor flanking advanced porch with flat roof and iron window-box holders under C19 lamp hung from 1st floor ornamental bracket; ornamental tapered columns to front with plain pilasters to back; half-glazed double doors. Segmental arched gated former coach entrance to right and 2-storey bay set forward adjoins to right with continuous cill band above double boarded garage doors. shaped gable to return bay on right, rendered and with shop front.
2-window right side with early C19 multipaned casement windows flanking advanced chimney breast. Irregular rear roughcast elevation with 3-gabled (one steep) and 1 hipped roof cross ranges; narrow chimney stack and some sash windows with glazing bars.
Interior
Interior plan is of the central fireplace stairs type. Travellers' room formerly to right, stables to left and house to rear where kitchens are today. Retains feather stop chamfer beams, panelled doors and window splays and stone flagged floors; dining room coverted from former scullery; pointed barrel vaulted brick cellar possibly C18.
Reason for designation
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