NO.39 High Street Inferior (Island Site), Powys, Brecon, Powys

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9477 / 51°56'51"N

Longitude: -3.3915 / 3°23'29"W

OS Eastings: 304457

OS Northings: 228608

OS Grid: SO044286

Mapcode National: GBR YP.MFCD

Mapcode Global: VH6BZ.59DQ

Plus Code: 9C3RWJX5+3C

Entry Name: NO.39 High Street Inferior (Island Site), Powys

Listing Date: 31 May 1961

Last Amended: 4 November 2005

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 6929

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300006929

Location: On island site in the High Street, with fronts to W and E.

County: Powys

Town: Brecon

Community: Brecon (Aberhonddu)

Community: Brecon

Built-Up Area: Brecon

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

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History

Circa 1890; doorway dated 1891.

Exterior

Three storeys and attic. Ornately stuccoed fronts with mannerist touches to both E and W. West front with two pedimented dormers. Stuccoed panelling at eaves above second floor windows. Moulded stringcourses. First floor rusticated. Sash windows with horns; two windows with stuccoed architraves on both second and first floors, first floor windows with aprons. Oval lunette to R on second floor. Ground floor with panelled pilasters and cornice; wide segmental headed window to L; in middle, round-headed doorway with date '1891' above it and to right-hand a small round-headed window. Facing E, a similar elevation; first and second floors as W elevation, but without lunette. On ground floor, panelled pilasters and cornice articulate composition of 3 camber-headed windows, ant to R, a square-headed doorway with oval overlight.

Reasons for Listing

Elaborately detailed late C19 building with strong Group Value with adjacent listed buildings.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Lloyd's TSB
Makes up S end of island block in High Street.
II NO.41 High Street Inferior (Island Site), Powys
Part of the island block in the High Street. Immediately to N of Lloyd's Bank. Marked erroneously on OS Map as No 38A.
II NO.34 High Street Superior, Powys
To N of junction with Ship Street. Marked erroneously on OS map as No 33.
II 35, High Street Superior, Brecon
At junction with Ship Street.
II NO.33 High Street Superior, Powys
About 20 metres N of junction with ship Street. Marked erroneously on OS map as No 32.
II NO.40 High Street Inferior (Island Site), Powys
Part of the island block in High Street. Entrance front faces north. Shown as No 36 on OS map but known to council and to the occupiers as No 40.
II NO.32 High Street Superior, Powys
Opposite island block in High Street.
II 16, High Street Inferior
Where High Street narrows, opposite free-standing block. Shown as Nos 16 and 17 on OS map but bear numbers as Nos 14 to 17 (consec).

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NO.39 High Street Inferior (Island Site), Powys

A Grade II Listed Building in Brecon, Powys