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Latitude: 51.946 / 51°56'45"N
Longitude: -3.3888 / 3°23'19"W
OS Eastings: 304636
OS Northings: 228416
OS Grid: SO046284
Mapcode National: GBR YP.MG24
Mapcode Global: VH6BZ.6CT0
Plus Code: 9C3RWJW6+CF
Entry Name: The Puzzle Tree Restaurant, including Stone Wall and Railings
Listing Date: 16 December 1976
Last Amended: 4 November 2005
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 7118
Building Class: Commercial
ID on this website: 300007118
Location: Opposite Brecknock Museum, on corner with Danygaer Road.
County: Powys
Town: Brecon
Community: Brecon (Aberhonddu)
Community: Brecon
Built-Up Area: Brecon
Traditional County: Brecknockshire
Tagged with: House Restaurant Wall
Earlier C19, probably roughly contemporary with Museum on opposite side of Danygaer Road. Built as town house for local business man who payed for relocation of Brecon Gaol from here to its later site. remodelled as a bank, and still bears plaque with inscription "West Midland Savings Bank Salop, West Midland and Welsh Counties Savings Bank Brecon Branch". Became Trustee Savings Bank; converted to restaurant use late C20.
Former Bank, now restaurant. Stucco on grey rusticated stone plinth; two storeys and cellar. Two wings with slate hipped roofs at right angles to each other; convex bay between return elevations on corner. Band at first floor sill level. generally 12-pane sash windows. Elevation to The Watton of two bays. First floor window openings with moulded architraves; ground floor window openings with friezes and cornices and panelled aprons. Elevation to Danygaer Road of three bays; ground floor windows in end bays are tripartite sash windows with stuccoed pilasters between lights and with cornices and triangular pediments over centre light. Centre window with frieze and cornice over. Convex corner bay is recessed with doorway behind convex Roman Doric porch. Watton elevation recessed behind a small enclosure bounded by a stone wall and iron railings which extend as far as No.37 The Watton.
Converted to pub restaurant. Small octagonal vestibule with moulded cornice.
Well-designed and preserved early-to-mid C19 bank building. Group Value with adjacent listed buildings in the Watton.
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