Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
6956
Building Number
9
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
31/05/1961
Date of Amendment
04/11/2005
Name of Property
NO.9 LION STREET,,,,,POWYS,
Address
9 Lion Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Brecon
Town
Brecon
Locality
Easting
304528
Northing
228605
Street Side
NE
Location
Attached to L of former No.8 whose archway leads to Bethel Square.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
C18 probably, and formerly part of the Golden Lion Inn. Former Great Room of Inn in rear wing used in circa late C18 for theatrical performances by touring companies, and became the Sunday School Room of the Bethel Calvinistic Methodist Chapel.
Exterior
Three-storey building. Cement render with coved eaves cornice and roofline continuous with No 8 to its R. Giant pilasters; first floor moulded band; rusticated ground floor; plinth. Second floor has a modern casement window in each end bay. First floor has, to L, a window consisting of a pair of 12-pane horned sashes, and to R, two 12-pane horned sashes. On ground floor, central doorway with pilasters and triangular pediment; to each side, a tripartite sash window without glazing bars.
Interior
Reason for designation
Late C18 building retaining its overall character, and part of the Golden Lion Inn which formerly occupied this part of Lion Street. Group Value with adjacent listed buildings in Lion Street.
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