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Front Wing of St Michael's Hall

A Grade II Listed Building in Brecon, Powys

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9471 / 51°56'49"N

Longitude: -3.3921 / 3°23'31"W

OS Eastings: 304414

OS Northings: 228535

OS Grid: SO044285

Mapcode National: GBR YP.MF77

Mapcode Global: VH6BZ.5B26

Plus Code: 9C3RWJW5+R5

Entry Name: Front Wing of St Michael's Hall

Listing Date: 16 December 1976

Last Amended: 30 May 2024

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 7148

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

ID on this website: 300007148

Location: Immediately to R of St Michael's Church.

County: Powys

Town: Brecon

Community: Brecon (Aberhonddu)

Community: Brecon

Built-Up Area: Brecon

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

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History

Early C19. Probably constructed as a townhouse and later converted 1919 as the Electrotheatre Cinema with seating for 400. Cinema use finished 1925. Later converted to use as a parish hall.

Exterior

Stuccoed facade to Wheat Street of 2 storeys, 3 windows. Slate roof. On first floor, three sash windows with marginal glazing bars and horns. Two tripartite sash windows on ground floor each flanking central doorway with fluted pilasters and cornice on console brackets; rectangular fanlight; four-panelled door. Return wall of stone.

Interior

Ffasâd gwaith stwco i 2 lawr Stryd Wheat, 3 ffenestr. To llechi. Ar y llawr cyntaf, tair ffenestr-godi gyda bariau gwydro ymylol a chyrn. Dwy ffenestr-godi deiran ar y llawr gwaelod, y ddwy yn ystlysu drws canolog gyda philastrau rhychiog a chornis ar fracedi consol; ffenestr linter hirsgwar; drws bedwar-panel. Y wal wrthdro o gerrig.

Reasons for Listing

Included for its special architectural interest as a well preserved early C19 townhouse, later converted. Group value with St Michael's Church and adjacent listed buildings.

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