Old College Hall, Brecon, Powys

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.947 / 51°56'49"N

Longitude: -3.3962 / 3°23'46"W

OS Eastings: 304135

OS Northings: 228531

OS Grid: SO041285

Mapcode National: GBR YP.MD78

Mapcode Global: VH6BZ.2BY8

Plus Code: 9C3RWJW3+QG

Entry Name: Old College Hall

Listing Date: 16 December 1976

Last Amended: 4 November 2005

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 6824

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300006824

Location: On corner with Silver Street.

County: Powys

Town: Brecon

Community: Brecon (Aberhonddu)

Community: Brecon

Built-Up Area: Brecon

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

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History

Former house with mid C19 external details, but possibly earlier origins.

Exterior

Three-storey building; now shop with accommodation over. Three-window front. Slate roof; end chimneys. Front wall with render, end pilasters with egg and dart moulding to capitals; bands at second and first floor levels. Stone plinth. Window openings with moulded stuccoed architraves; wider openings with triple sash windows without glazing bars in end days; central windows with glazing bars; but both ground floor windows with one large pane. Central flat-arched doorway with plain pilasters, panelled frieze, cornice on enriched brackets and with four-panelled door, panelled reveals and plain shallow rectangular fanlight.
Left return to Silver Street is gabled with end plasters. Single sash staircase window to rear. Single storey rear wing with modern detailing.

Reasons for Listing

Included for Group Value with adjacent listed buildings in Bridge Street.

External Links

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Old College Hall

A Grade II Listed Building in Brecon, Powys