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.
Date of Designation
16/12/1976
Date of Amendment
04/11/2005
Name of Property
1 The Bulwark
Location
Prominently sited at SE end of Bulwark, with R return facing down The Watton.
History
Mid C19; shop with accommodation above.
Exterior
Shop with accommodation above. Three storeys. Rendered (pebbledash scribed as masonry); hipped slate roof. Elevation to the Bulwark of 3 windows. Giant pilasters, bands at 1st and 2nd floor levels. Four-pane sash windows in reveals, moulded architraves; large shop front on ground floor. South-east return facing down The Watton has a shallow 2-storey 3-light canted bay window on 1st and 2nd floors and a large projecting shop window on ground floor. To Lion Street, long 2-window elevation with the windows towards rear.
Reason for designation
Mid C19 building retaining much character. Group Value with listed buildings in The Bulwark, Lion Street, and the Brecon Museum.
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