Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
7045
Building Number
13
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
31/05/1961
Date of Amendment
04/11/2005
Name of Property
Hamilton House
Address
13 The Struet
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Brecon
Town
Brecon
Locality
Easting
304500
Northing
228835
Street Side
E
Location
About half way along block, between Mount Street and King's Steps.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Early to mid C19.
Exterior
House. Three-storey, three window front; stucco with bands between floors, Ionic pilasters at ends of first floor, rusticated ground floor. Slate roof has wide eaves with paired brackets. Top floor has 2-light central window flanked by 3-light windows. First floor has tall 2-light window flanked by tall 3-light windows, all with bracketed cornices. On ground floor, central doorway with pilasters, fielded panelled reveals, fielded panelled door and rectangular fanlight with ornate tracery. To each side, splayed bay windows with 2 round-headed lights to front, and one to each side of splay; bracketed cornices over. To L, narrow doorway with door with round-headed panels.
The rear garden has contemporary brick gazebos.
Interior
Very fine Regency interior, cornices, doors, chimney pieces; first floor saloon with Bacchic frieze; semi-apsidal stair.
Reason for designation
Graded II* as earlier C19 building retaining its character, and with very fine Regency interiors. Group Value with adjacent listed buildings.
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