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
6841
Building Number
11
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
16/01/1952
Date of Amendment
04/11/2005
Name of Property
Office including rear wing
Address
11 The Bulwark
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Brecon
Town
Brecon
Locality
Easting
304564
Northing
228480
Street Side
SW
Location
Near centre of block of buildings on SW side of The Bulwark.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Early C19 refronting of early-to-mid C18 interior. Some interior details from both these periods.
Exterior
Former house, now offices. Stucco. Elevation to The Bulwark of 3 storeys, 5 bays; central 3 bays slightly advanced and surmounted by pediment flanked by a panelled parapet over end bays which in turn are flanked by giant Corinthian pilasters on 1st and 2nd floors. Dentil cornice. Horned sash windows without glazing bars. Second and first floor windows with moulded architraves. Ground floor rusticated with round-headed doorway in central bay; fanlight. Iron balcony to first floor.
Rear wing to No 11 the Bulwark with elevation to Glamorgan Street of 2 storeys; pebbledashed; slate roof with roughcast stack at NW end adjoining stack to C18 South-east rear wing to Wellington Hotel. Lean-to addition against ground floor late C19 or later.
Interior
Hallway with enriched plaster ceiling. Mid C18 wooden staircase with turned balusters; wall panelling to dado level; ceiling of stair well with contemporary modillion cornice. Windows with fluted architraves and angle blocks with medallions; panelled shutters. Ground floor front room to L with modillion cornice, dado rail, 2 elliptically-headed recesses. Ground floor front room to R with C19 ceiling rose; arched recess with with Doric pilasters in rear wall. Grand first floor room with moulded cornice with deep frieze. Marble fireplaces.
Reason for designation
Building with good Georgian character on important site in historic centre of Brecon. Group Value.
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