Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
83672
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
16/02/2005
Date of Amendment
16/02/2005
Name of Property
Bridge House
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Honddu Isaf
Town
Brecon
Locality
Lower Chapel
Easting
302957
Northing
235552
Street Side
E
Location
Near the Afon Honddu on the E side of the B4520 just S of Lower Chapel.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Earlier C19 former inn, the Castle Madoc Arms, said to be included on 1841 and 1861 census with some 19 to 20 people resident. Formerly part of Castell Madoc estate, part of it said to have been an estate counting-house. The arrangement of chimneys and doors suggests that it may have been two houses. In 1926 directory as Castle Madoc Arms, run by Mrs Phoebe Phelan.
Exterior
House, former inn, whitewashed rubble stone with slate eaves roof and two large rubble stone corniced chimneys, one at S end, one on ridge. Three storeys, four bays to W, canted single-bay NW corner, with canted hipped NW corner to roof. Hornless sashes, 6-pane square top windows, 12-pane below, with stone lintels and tooled stone sills. W front has three bays between the chimneys and one to left. Left bay has a blank window each floor over door with 4-pane overlight. Three-bay part has blank windows to upper floors of centre bay (aligned right of centre) and blocked door in ground floor. NW corner has window each floor.
Windowless N end has lean-to former shop with C20 tripartite sash to W end.
Interior
Not inspected.
Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as a late Georgian style substantial former inn.
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