Latitude: 51.9473 / 51°56'50"N
Longitude: -3.3916 / 3°23'29"W
OS Eastings: 304448
OS Northings: 228562
OS Grid: SO044285
Mapcode National: GBR YP.MFCK
Mapcode Global: VH6BZ.5BB0
Plus Code: 9C3RWJW5+W9
Entry Name: The Wheatsheaf
Listing Date: 16 December 1976
Last Amended: 4 November 2005
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 7144
Building Class: Commercial
Also known as: The Rorke's Drift, Brecon
The Wheatsheaf, Brecon
Rorkes Drift
Rorkes Drift, Brecon
ID on this website: 300007144
Location: On corner with Church Lane
County: Powys
Town: Brecon
Community: Brecon (Aberhonddu)
Community: Brecon
Built-Up Area: Brecon
Traditional County: Brecknockshire
Tagged with: Pub Architectural structure
Probably C18, but with C17 origins. Said to incorporate some remains of medieval wall with stone corbels at rear.
Public house. Smooth render, slate roof with end stacks in brick. Two storey, 3 window front; 16-pane hornless sashes to upper floor; 20-pane sashes below. Central doorway with pediment and pilasters with entablature. Gable end in Church Lane of two storeys and attic; plain bargeboard. Four-pane horned sash windows to left hand on both first and ground floors (small attic window). To right hand on ground floor, doorway with architrave and cornice on consoles; half-glazed four-panelled door. Short two storey wing at south-east end; window to each floor with modern casement glazing; ledged door to R.
C18 building retaining its character. Group value.
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