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
83672
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
16/02/2005  
Date of Amendment
16/02/2005  
Name of Property
Bridge House  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Powys  
Community
Honddu Isaf  
Town
Brecon  
Locality
Lower Chapel  
Easting
302957  
Northing
235552  
Street Side
E  
Location
Near the Afon Honddu on the E side of the B4520 just S of Lower Chapel.  

Description


Broad Class
Domestic  
Period
 

History
Earlier C19 former inn, the Castle Madoc Arms, said to be included on 1841 and 1861 census with some 19 to 20 people resident. Formerly part of Castell Madoc estate, part of it said to have been an estate counting-house. The arrangement of chimneys and doors suggests that it may have been two houses. In 1926 directory as Castle Madoc Arms, run by Mrs Phoebe Phelan.  

Exterior
House, former inn, whitewashed rubble stone with slate eaves roof and two large rubble stone corniced chimneys, one at S end, one on ridge. Three storeys, four bays to W, canted single-bay NW corner, with canted hipped NW corner to roof. Hornless sashes, 6-pane square top windows, 12-pane below, with stone lintels and tooled stone sills. W front has three bays between the chimneys and one to left. Left bay has a blank window each floor over door with 4-pane overlight. Three-bay part has blank windows to upper floors of centre bay (aligned right of centre) and blocked door in ground floor. NW corner has window each floor. Windowless N end has lean-to former shop with C20 tripartite sash to W end.  

Interior
Not inspected.  

Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as a late Georgian style substantial former inn.  

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