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
85711
Building Number
7
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
16/12/1976
Date of Amendment
04/11/2005
Name of Property
7 The Postern, including Forecourt Wall and Railings
Address
7 The Postern
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Brecon
Town
Brecon
Locality
The Postern
Easting
304388
Northing
228853
Street Side
NW
Location
On corner with St John's Road.
Description
Broad Class
Period
History
Early to mid C19.
Exterior
Interior
Reason for designation
A group of early-to-mid C19 houses retaining historic character; part of a group of listed buildings in The Postern. Group value.
Group Description
Nos.5,6,7 & 8 The Postern, including Forecourt Wall and Railings
Two-storey row of 4 houses; raised above street level and set behind narrow forecourts. Slate roofs; chimneys to centre and ends. Cement rendered. One window bay and inner doorway each. Two-light casements with small panes on first floor; 12-pane sash windows in plain reveals on ground floor. Six fielded panelled door toNos 5 and 6; ledged doors to Nos 7 and 8. Forecourt retaining wall of stone; C19 railings with narrow uprights and standards with urn finials; steps lead up from street level at No 5.
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