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Reference Number
85779
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
04/11/2005
Date of Amendment
04/11/2005
Name of Property
Cemetery Chapel (NW)
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Brecon
Town
Brecon
Locality
Cradoc Road
Easting
303737
Northing
229185
Street Side
SW
Location
In the cemetery about 1km to NW of town centre. This chapel to NW of circular turning area in cemetery.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
1858, by H J Powell, of Cardiff, architect.
Exterior
One of a mirrored pair of chapels facing each other across a circular space. Decorated Gothic style, grey stone with bands of red-brown stone, and pale ashlar dressings; slate roof with alternating bands of grey and purple slates. Towards road, NE gabled end with belcote, and 3-light window with Decorated style tracery. Facing circular space, to L, gabled porch, and to its R, two gabled single light windows. South gable end has two lancets with Decorated style tracery. Elevation facing NW has porch with narrow doorway flanked by small narrow lancets, and to its R, two gabled single light windows.
Interior
Reason for designation
Early example of C19 Gothic cemetery chapel, well-designed and preserved. The two chapels, the lodge and the gatepiers at the cemetery form a good group of C19 cemetery buildings with mutual Group Value.
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