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Latitude: 51.9466 / 51°56'47"N
Longitude: -3.3897 / 3°23'23"W
OS Eastings: 304576
OS Northings: 228476
OS Grid: SO045284
Mapcode National: GBR YP.MFV2
Mapcode Global: VH6BZ.6BBL
Plus Code: 9C3RWJW6+J4
Entry Name: Nos 12 & 12a
Listing Date: 16 January 1952
Last Amended: 4 November 2005
Grade: II*
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 6842
Building Class: Domestic
ID on this website: 300006842
Location: Close to end of this side of The Bulwark.
County: Powys
Town: Brecon
Community: Brecon (Aberhonddu)
Community: Brecon
Built-Up Area: Brecon
Traditional County: Brecknockshire
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Probably built ealy-to-mid C17. In early C18, new doorway and windows. In early C19 a new top storey was added.
Former house; now businesses with accommodation above. Stucco with cornice; long-and-short quoins. Elevation to the Bulwark of 3 storeys, 7 bays; sash windows in moulded architraves; second floor windows of 9 panes, others 12-pane sashes. On ground floor, in central bay, fine early C18 moulded wooden doorcase with fluted pilasters and hood supported on carved enriched consoles; 8-panelled door. Three windows to L of doorway; modern shopfront to R. Roof of rear range has 2 clusters of diagonal chimney stacks of stone rubble; block with hipped roof to rear elevation; overhanging eaves; sash windows. To R, 2-storey SE rear wing along Glamorgan Street with steep slate roof and tall chimney stack: single window to each floor. Block at right angles at SE end; gable of this wing facing Glamorgan Street has rendered stack in apex, and windows to NW end of gable; 2-window elevation to SE.
Entrance hall with fielded-panelled dado, moulded stop-chamfered ceiling beams; fielded panelled doors.
Front ground floor room to R has fine enriched plaster ceiling (early C18). Front ground floor room to L has exposed beams, fielded panelled walls, shutters and doors, and bolection moulded fireplace.
To rear of entrance hall, a very fine C17 wooden staircase with turned balusters and elaborately carved newels. Upstairs chimney pieces - early-to-mid C17 with 4-centred lintels, chamfers etc.
Graded II* as important C17 and C18 town house retaining external character and some good internal features. Group Value.
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