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Latitude: 51.9472 / 51°56'49"N
Longitude: -3.392 / 3°23'31"W
OS Eastings: 304418
OS Northings: 228544
OS Grid: SO044285
Mapcode National: GBR YP.MF89
Mapcode Global: VH6BZ.5B34
Plus Code: 9C3RWJW5+V5
Entry Name: NO.10 Wheat Street (Bishops House), Powys
Listing Date: 16 January 1952
Last Amended: 4 November 2005
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 7147
Building Class: Domestic
ID on this website: 300007147
Location: Opposite entrance to St Mary Street.
County: Powys
Town: Brecon
Community: Brecon (Aberhonddu)
Community: Brecon
Built-Up Area: Brecon
Traditional County: Brecknockshire
Tagged with: House
Early C19 features to a building of possibly C18 structure.
Former house, now offices. Cement rendered front to Wheat Street of 3 storeys, 3 windows. Quoins, bands at second and first floor levels; plinth. Window openings with stuccoed architraves. Sash windows with glazing bars; horns also to second floor windows. On ground floor, central doorway with pilasters and cornice, fielded panelled reveals, fanlight with tracery and fielded panelled door.
Good contemporary interiors remain, including C19 vestibule with round-headed arch and 6-panelled doors; contemporary staircase. NW ground floor room with arched recess with semi-elliptical head in rear wall; window in front wal;l with fluted architrave with blocks at angles; shutters. rear first floor room with plaster ceiling with rose, and fireplace with fluted pilasters and blocks at angles. Period details also to first floor, including panelled doors etc.
Late C18 to early C19 house with well-preserved external and interior character. Group Value.
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