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
6842
Building Number
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
16/01/1952
Date of Amendment
04/11/2005
Name of Property
Nos 12 & 12a
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Brecon
Town
Brecon
Locality
Easting
304575
Northing
228477
Street Side
SW
Location
Close to end of this side of The Bulwark.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Probably built ealy-to-mid C17. In early C18, new doorway and windows. In early C19 a new top storey was added.
Exterior
Former house; now businesses with accommodation above. Stucco with cornice; long-and-short quoins. Elevation to the Bulwark of 3 storeys, 7 bays; sash windows in moulded architraves; second floor windows of 9 panes, others 12-pane sashes. On ground floor, in central bay, fine early C18 moulded wooden doorcase with fluted pilasters and hood supported on carved enriched consoles; 8-panelled door. Three windows to L of doorway; modern shopfront to R. Roof of rear range has 2 clusters of diagonal chimney stacks of stone rubble; block with hipped roof to rear elevation; overhanging eaves; sash windows. To R, 2-storey SE rear wing along Glamorgan Street with steep slate roof and tall chimney stack: single window to each floor. Block at right angles at SE end; gable of this wing facing Glamorgan Street has rendered stack in apex, and windows to NW end of gable; 2-window elevation to SE.
Interior
Entrance hall with fielded-panelled dado, moulded stop-chamfered ceiling beams; fielded panelled doors.
Front ground floor room to R has fine enriched plaster ceiling (early C18). Front ground floor room to L has exposed beams, fielded panelled walls, shutters and doors, and bolection moulded fireplace.
To rear of entrance hall, a very fine C17 wooden staircase with turned balusters and elaborately carved newels. Upstairs chimney pieces - early-to-mid C17 with 4-centred lintels, chamfers etc.
Reason for designation
Graded II* as important C17 and C18 town house retaining external character and some good internal features. Group Value.
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