Barclay's Bank, Brecon, Powys

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9467 / 51°56'48"N

Longitude: -3.3904 / 3°23'25"W

OS Eastings: 304533

OS Northings: 228496

OS Grid: SO045284

Mapcode National: GBR YP.MFNJ

Mapcode Global: VH6BZ.6B0G

Plus Code: 9C3RWJW5+MV

Entry Name: Barclay's Bank

Listing Date: 16 January 1952

Last Amended: 4 November 2005

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 6839

Building Class: Commercial

ID on this website: 300006839

Location: Immediately to S of east end of St Mary's Church.

County: Powys

Town: Brecon

Community: Brecon (Aberhonddu)

Community: Brecon

Built-Up Area: Brecon

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

Tagged with: Building Business Bank building

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History

Late C18 to early C19; but with probably early C20 bank front to ground floor..

Exterior

Bank. Stone built and faced with stucco. Slate roof. Elevation of three storeys, five windows to The Bulwark with crowning cornice with dentils and fluted frieze; long and short quoins; rusticated ground floor. Six-pane sashes on 2nd floor, French casements with shouldered architraves on first floor; full width modern balcony at this level. Ground floor has modern fenestration and doorcase to Bank with Doric columns with open segmental pediment; rectangular doorway.

Reasons for Listing

Building with good C18/early C19 character on important site in old town centre. Group Value with adjacent listed buildings in The Bulwark and St Mary Street, and with St Mary's Church.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Wellington Hotel including rear wings
Immediately to S of Wellington Monument in Bulwark.
II The Old Museum
Opposite Morgannwg House.
II The Duke of Wellington Monument
Immediately to SE of St Mary's Church.
II* Church of St Mary
Prominently sited at centre of old town.
II 4 St Mary Street
To S of tower of St Mary's Church.
II Office including rear wing
Near centre of block of buildings on SW side of The Bulwark.
II Pair of Telephone Call-boxes outside former yard of Old Post Office
Diagonally SW of St Mary's Church; to rear of pavement against boundary wall.
II NOS.3 & 4 Glamorgan Street, Powys
Opposite lane which leads to St Mary Street.

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Barclay's Bank

A Grade II Listed Building in Brecon, Powys