Latitude: 51.9473 / 51°56'50"N
Longitude: -3.392 / 3°23'31"W
OS Eastings: 304425
OS Northings: 228563
OS Grid: SO044285
Mapcode National: GBR YP.MF87
Mapcode Global: VH6BZ.5B50
Plus Code: 9C3RWJW5+W6
Entry Name: NO.7 Wheat Street, Powys
Listing Date: 31 May 1961
Last Amended: 4 November 2005
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 7145
Building Class: Domestic
ID on this website: 300007145
Location: Attached to S of Cinema.
County: Powys
Town: Brecon
Community: Brecon (Aberhonddu)
Community: Brecon
Built-Up Area: Brecon
Traditional County: Brecknockshire
Tagged with: Building
Building with C19 features but probably with basically C17 structure.
Former house, now office with accommodation above. Front to Wheat Street of 3 storeys, 4 windows; roughcast, slate roof. Small-pane sash windows on first and second floors. First floor windows squarish with 6 panes. On first floor, 12-pane sashes. On ground floor, central pedimented doorcase with pilasters; semi-circular fanlight with interlacing tracery; six-panelled door; cornice to each side of doorway (from former shopfront?). To each side, a recessed modern display window of 3 arched lights. Further doorway to R.
Vestibule with panelled door and semi-circular headed arch. Good C18 wooden stair to rear. SW first floor room with ceiling beam and cornice; fireplace with lugged surround. Ground floor room to L has stone overmantel with pierced quatrefoils of circa 1600 or earlier; beam and cornice; archway to rear with classical detailing. Fielded panelled doors. Ground floor room to R also with period fireplace. Cellar with rough beams.
Building with well-preserved overall external early C19 character, and rare surviving C17 internal features. Group Value with adjacent listed buildings.
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