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Latitude: 51.9457 / 51°56'44"N
Longitude: -3.388 / 3°23'16"W
OS Eastings: 304691
OS Northings: 228373
OS Grid: SO046283
Mapcode National: GBR YP.MN7R
Mapcode Global: VH6BZ.7C79
Plus Code: 9C3RWJW6+7Q
Entry Name: Oxford House
Listing Date: 16 January 1952
Last Amended: 4 November 2005
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 7122
Building Class: Domestic
ID on this website: 300007122
Location: Near junction with Lansdowne Terrace; attached to Lansdowne Hotel.
County: Powys
Town: Brecon
Community: Brecon (Aberhonddu)
Community: Brecon
Built-Up Area: Brecon
Traditional County: Brecknockshire
Tagged with: House
C18. Home of agent to East India Company at Seringapatem and founder of Asiatic Society.
House of three storeys and attic, built of stone and faced in pebbledash. Elevation of five bays to The Watton, slightly off-set to R, and with central top floor window out of alignment with window below. Rusticated quoins at ends and rusticated architraves of ashlar; band courses, plinth. Nine-pane Sash windows three panes wide on second floor; 12-pane sash windows on first and ground floors.
On ground floor, blocked doorway at left hand end; to centre, fine semi-circular and pedimented doorcase with fluted and capped pilasters, semi-circular fanlight with tracery, fielded panelled doors and reveals.
Arch with panelled soffit at entrance to staircase hall; excellent late C18 to early C19 staircase with iron balusters with rosette motif and wooden balustrade; tall round-headed staircase window with Gothic glazing. Front NW ground floor room with heavy moulded cornices and moulded arch in SW wall. Attic window in SE wall with upper part comprising a semi-circular fanlight with thick wooden radiating tracery and with a two-light casement in lower part. Thick floorboards.
A C18 house with good interiors. Group value with adjacent buildings in The Watton.
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