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
84832
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
28/07/2005
Date of Amendment
28/07/2005
Name of Property
Octagonal building at Lower Neuadd Reservoir
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Llanfrynach
Town
Brecon
Locality
Neuadd
Easting
303118
Northing
217980
Street Side
Location
Situated just S of the dam at Lower Neuadd Reservoir.
Description
Broad Class
Water Supply and Drainage
Period
History
Building associated with the Lower Neuadd reservoir built c. 1900 for the Merthyr Tydfil Urban District Council.
Exterior
Reservoir building, rock-faced squared stone with cemented roof. Square tower with chamfered corners, corbelled parapet and recessed octagonal roof to centre chimney. Pink stone with some sandstone ashlar. Two storeys. Front has large arched doorway, blocked, with pink stone voussoirs, and first floor has 3-light ashlar mullioned window. parapet has a small raised shouldered pediment over the window. Right side has a blocked 3-light mullioned window below and a blocked roundel above. Parapet coping is stepped up.
Interior
Not available for inspection.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a water-industry building of definite quality and character.
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