Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
7033
Building Number
20
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
14/08/1964
Date of Amendment
04/11/2005
Name of Property
NO.20 SHIP STREET,,,,,POWYS,
Address
20 Ship Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Brecon
Town
Brecon
Locality
Easting
304428
Northing
228587
Street Side
S
Location
The gabled facade occupies an important position at the top of the steep hill in Ship Street
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Ovolo mouldings suggest early-to-mid C17 date; restored about 1970.
Exterior
Three-storey timber-framed building with overhangs jettied out on each upper floor. facing road, a large timber-framed gable, close-studded with carved wood bargeboard and finial; window strip of seven lights (arranged 2-3-2) with two mullions. First floor is rendered with brackets to overhang above, and with two 12-pane sash windows wide with wooden architraves. Modern shop front on ground floor.
Interior
Some beams visible on ground floor ceiling.
Reason for designation
Graded II* as important large-scale timber-framed building, a survivor from Brecon's timber-framed period. Group value with adjacent listed buildings on both sides of Ship Street.
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