Rutland House, including Forecourt Wall, Piers & Iron Railings, Brecon, Powys

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9494 / 51°56'57"N

Longitude: -3.391 / 3°23'27"W

OS Eastings: 304493

OS Northings: 228794

OS Grid: SO044287

Mapcode National: GBR YP.M7J8

Mapcode Global: VH6BZ.58NF

Plus Code: 9C3RWJX5+QH

Entry Name: Rutland House, including Forecourt Wall, Piers & Iron Railings

Listing Date: 16 January 1952

Last Amended: 4 November 2005

Grade: II*

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 7041

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300007041

Location: About 30 metres N of junction with Mount Street.

County: Powys

Town: Brecon

Community: Brecon (Aberhonddu)

Community: Brecon

Built-Up Area: Brecon

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

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History

C18. Nos 9 and 10 were once joined together and were built by Hugh Bold, Attorney. Formerly Lloget House. Converted to flats late C20.

Exterior

Gentry house of three storeys over basement. Five window front, roughcast. Slate roof with rendered flanking stacks. Overhanging eaves with paired brackets to soffit and panelled eaves band. Top storey has square 6-pane hornless sash windows; other windows 12-pane hornless sashes. Central Doric doorcase with pilasters, entablature with triglyphs and triangular pediment with modillions approached by a flight of steps. Part-glazed double panelled doors.
Forecourt enclosed by wall and railings. Dwarf stone wall with ashlar coping; railings with uprights with arrowhead finials; stone gate piers with capping; iron gates. There is, to L, simple gateway to basement entrance.
Garden to rear with brick terracing.

Interior

Converted to flats. Lobby with cornice, dado, panelled doors. Staircase (early C18?) with turned balusters. Retains much period detail including cornices, contemporary doorcases and panelled doors. Adamesque fireplace; fireplace to former kitchen to rear.

Reasons for Listing

Graded II* as fine late C18 town house with surviving interiors. Group Value with adjacent listed buildings.

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Rutland House, including Forecourt Wall, Piers & Iron Railings

A Grade II* Listed Building in Brecon, Powys