Latitude: 51.9494 / 51°56'57"N
Longitude: -3.3913 / 3°23'28"W
OS Eastings: 304471
OS Northings: 228791
OS Grid: SO044287
Mapcode National: GBR YP.M7G3
Mapcode Global: VH6BZ.58HF
Plus Code: 9C3RWJX5+QF
Entry Name: The County House
Listing Date: 16 December 1976
Last Amended: 4 November 2005
Grade: II*
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 7073
Building Class: Domestic
ID on this website: 300007073
Location: On W side of The Struet, almost opposite the junction with Mount Street.
County: Powys
Town: Brecon
Community: Brecon (Aberhonddu)
Community: Brecon
Built-Up Area: Brecon
Traditional County: Brecknockshire
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Late C18 house.
House. Three storey, three bay brick front with brick bands at second and first floor levels, modillion eaves cornice. Slate roof with flanking brick stacks. Windows in plain reveals. Square 6-pane sash windows on second floor. On first floor a tripartite sash window in each end bay and a single 12-pane sash window to centre. On ground floor, a Venetian sash window with small-pane glazing in each end bay and in centre a round-headed doorcase with pediment with dentil cornice on finely moulded consoles, frieze blocks with paterae, panelled reveals and six-panelled door with semi-circular fanlight with radiating tracery. Tall gabled rear wing; stucco.
Exceptionally fine interior. Lugged chimney pieces, dados, skirtings, heavy cornice. Fluted Corinthian column window casings to shutters. regency chimney pieces and cornices to first floor. Panelled doors. Fine staircase with scroll newel.
Graded II* as a fine Georgian town house very well-preserved; also with fine interiors. Group value with adjacent listed buildings in The Struet.
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