Presbytery to the Roman Catholic Church of St Michael, including boundary wall, Brecon, Powys

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9471 / 51°56'49"N

Longitude: -3.3925 / 3°23'32"W

OS Eastings: 304388

OS Northings: 228539

OS Grid: SO043285

Mapcode National: GBR YP.MF51

Mapcode Global: VH6BZ.4BW6

Plus Code: 9C3RWJW5+R2

Entry Name: Presbytery to the Roman Catholic Church of St Michael, including boundary wall

Listing Date: 16 December 1976

Last Amended: 30 May 2024

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 7021

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300007021

Location: Attached to rear of St Michael's RC Church.

County: Powys

Town: Brecon

Community: Brecon (Aberhonddu)

Community: Brecon

Built-Up Area: Brecon

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

Tagged with: Clergy house

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History

1851 by Charles Hansom but with C20 alterations.

Exterior

Presbytery. Stone walls. Slate roofs. To the NW, a gabled wing projects forward at right-angles to the church; the gable itself is slate-hung and lit by a casement window; on ground floor a modern window. Blank NW return wall of this wing. A further narrower wing to the L at right angles on a NW to SE axis; slate hung upper floor, modern glazing. Enclosed by a high boundary wall of stone rubble with hues of purple and grey with ashlar coping; a flight of steps leads up through this to a two-centred headed doorway in the wing of the Presbytery adjoining the Chancel.

Interior

Not inspected.

Reasons for Listing

Included for its special architectural interest as a well preserved Presbytery designed by a leading architect. Group Value with Church of St Michael, and for contribution of its wall to the streetscape.

External Links

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Presbytery to the Roman Catholic Church of St Michael, including boundary wall

A Grade II Listed Building in Brecon, Powys