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8 Watergate

A Grade II Listed Building in Brecon, Powys

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.948 / 51°56'52"N

Longitude: -3.3936 / 3°23'36"W

OS Eastings: 304313

OS Northings: 228642

OS Grid: SO043286

Mapcode National: GBR YP.MDVN

Mapcode Global: VH6BZ.499H

Plus Code: 9C3RWJX4+6H

Entry Name: 8 Watergate

Listing Date: 16 December 1976

Last Amended: 4 November 2005

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 7087

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300007087

Location: Backing onto River Usk near junction with River Honddu.

County: Powys

Town: Brecon

Community: Brecon (Aberhonddu)

Community: Brecon

Built-Up Area: Brecon

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

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History

Late C18 to early C19; rear elevation with pentice shown in early prints of the Honddu bridge.

Exterior

No.8 of one window bay. Pilaster strips to ends, and band between first and ground floors. Window openings with moulded architraves; a 12-pane hornless sash window on first floor and modern small-pane window to right hand on ground floor; to left hand, doorway with stone panelled pilasters, frieze and cornice on brackets. Structure with lean-to slate roof at NW end; half-glazed modern door to Watergate.

Reasons for Listing

Pair of earlier C19 houses retaining character; Group Value with adjacent listed buildings in Watergate.

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