No.1 Bethel Square, Brecon, Powys

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9477 / 51°56'51"N

Longitude: -3.3903 / 3°23'25"W

OS Eastings: 304536

OS Northings: 228598

OS Grid: SO045285

Mapcode National: GBR YP.MFN6

Mapcode Global: VH6BZ.690R

Plus Code: 9C3RWJX5+3V

Entry Name: No.1 Bethel Square

Listing Date: 31 May 1961

Last Amended: 4 November 2005

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 6955

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300006955

Location: At entrance to Bethel Square.

County: Powys

Town: Brecon

Community: Brecon (Aberhonddu)

Community: Brecon

Built-Up Area: Brecon

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

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History

C18 in origin and formerly part of the Golden Lion Inn. Altered during Bethel Square redevelopment in 1990s.
Formerly with, on ground floor, paired sash to left-hand bay, and in right-hand bay, a 6-panelled house door with fanlight of 3 panes. The archway was formerly lower and elliptically-headed.

Exterior

Former house, now shop with accommodation above. Three storeys. Two bays. Slate roof. Elevation to Lion Street faced in cement rendering with coved eaves cornice; rusticated ground floor with moulded band above; pilaster to R. Small-pane horned sash windows. Two windows to top floor. Single window with paired sashes on first floor. Modern shop window on ground floor to L; to R, archway to Bethel Square with stepped keystone and quoins to jambs. Modern shop window to passageway.

Interior

Retains good semi-elliptical early C19 staircase.

Reasons for Listing

Important entry building to Bethel Square with early origins. Group Value with other listed buildings in Lion Street.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II NO.9 Lion Street, Powys
Attached to L of former No.8 whose archway leads to Bethel Square.
II 20, Bethel Square
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II 10 Lion Street, Brecon, POWYS
Immediately to R of Church House.
II NO.7 Lion Street, Powys
On corner with Lion Yard.
II Town Hall
On corner with Tredegar Street.
II NO.7 High Street Inferior, Powys
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II HSBC Bank
Corner building on Tredegar Street.
II NOS.10, 11 & 12 High Street Inferior, Powys
About 30 metres NW of Town Hall. Shown on OS map as Nos 13 and 14 but known to local authority as Nos 10 to 12.

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No.1 Bethel Square

A Grade II Listed Building in Brecon, Powys