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
6989
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
16/12/1976
Date of Amendment
04/11/2005
Name of Property
St John's Mount & Mews Cottage
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Brecon
Town
Brecon
Locality
Easting
304269
Northing
229114
Street Side
W
Location
Set back from Pendre surrounded by houses built in its former garden.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
St John’s Mount: early to mid C19 date. In December 1819, the land called "St John’s Mount" was conveyed to Thomas Lawrence Esq of Brecon and his lease was confirmed in 1832 for a period of 99 years; a building is shown on this site on 1834 Plan of Brecknock.
Exterior
Two storey villa with Gothic touches. Pebbledash. Slate hipped roof. Band at first floor sill level. Plinth. Casement windows with four-centred heads to top panes. NE entrance elevation of three bays. Centre bay advanced over open porch; cantilevered four-light bay window with corbelling on first floor and with buttresses descending to ground level. Under porch a 4-centred headed doorway to rear; doorway with shallow Gothic fanlight with tracery and door with Gothic panelling. Centre bay flanked to L by a 2-light casement window above and a three-light casement below; to R, a two-light casement above and a three-light casement below. SE elevation of three widely spaced window bays, each projecting forward; each first floor window of 2 lights with gable over; transomed two-light French casements on ground floor.
A cottage (Mews Cottage) of similar date adjoins the house at its northern end, the forecourts of house and cottage separated by a stone stub wall. Two storeys, rendered, slate roof. First floor has two 2-light casement windows set across eaves with gables. On ground floor, a 2-light and a 3-light casement window.
Entrance in single storey 2-window exposed stone wing at right angles.
Interior
Interior has fine interiors in Gothic taste. Gothic cornices, doors, shutters, arches, chimney pieces.
Reason for designation
An early C19 house retaining its character.
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