Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
7145
Building Number
7
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
31/05/1961
Date of Amendment
04/11/2005
Name of Property
NO.7 WHEAT STREET,,,,,POWYS,
Address
7 Wheat Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Brecon
Town
Brecon
Locality
Easting
304425
Northing
228563
Street Side
W
Location
Attached to S of Cinema.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Building with C19 features but probably with basically C17 structure.
Exterior
Former house, now office with accommodation above. Front to Wheat Street of 3 storeys, 4 windows; roughcast, slate roof. Small-pane sash windows on first and second floors. First floor windows squarish with 6 panes. On first floor, 12-pane sashes. On ground floor, central pedimented doorcase with pilasters; semi-circular fanlight with interlacing tracery; six-panelled door; cornice to each side of doorway (from former shopfront?). To each side, a recessed modern display window of 3 arched lights. Further doorway to R.
Interior
Vestibule with panelled door and semi-circular headed arch. Good C18 wooden stair to rear. SW first floor room with ceiling beam and cornice; fireplace with lugged surround. Ground floor room to L has stone overmantel with pierced quatrefoils of circa 1600 or earlier; beam and cornice; archway to rear with classical detailing. Fielded panelled doors. Ground floor room to R also with period fireplace. Cellar with rough beams.
Reason for designation
Building with well-preserved overall external early C19 character, and rare surviving C17 internal features. Group Value with adjacent listed buildings.
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