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6, Glamorgan Street

A Grade II* Listed Building in Brecon, Powys

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9463 / 51°56'46"N

Longitude: -3.3901 / 3°23'24"W

OS Eastings: 304550

OS Northings: 228450

OS Grid: SO045284

Mapcode National: GBR YP.MFQW

Mapcode Global: VH6BZ.6B4S

Plus Code: 9C3RWJW5+GX

Entry Name: 6, Glamorgan Street

Listing Date: 16 January 1952

Last Amended: 4 November 2005

Grade: II*

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 85694

ID on this website: 300085694

Location: The first houses to W of Brecknock Museum.

County: Powys

Town: Brecon

Community: Brecon (Aberhonddu)

Community: Brecon

Built-Up Area: Brecon

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

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History

No 6 is an early C 18th house century re-fronted in early to mid 19th century to form a pair with No 5; No 5 which retains few internal features of interest and which is not shown fully on the Plan of Brecknock of 1834 was possibly built entirely at this date.

Exterior

Former pair of houses now converted to flats. Rendered; bands at second and first floor sill levels; rusticated quoins; plinth. Slate roof, stone chimneys. Three storey, 6 window front to Glamorgan Street; shallow projecting bays to ends. Windows with moulded architraves; sash windows three panes wide in reveals, on first floor with horns. Two adjoining doorways in centre, half-glazed panelled doors with side lights and plain semi-circular fanlights recessed in semi-circular headed arches with keystones and pilasters. Rear elevation with three broad gables, each of 2 windows breadth (small-pane sashes), extra narrow window to end bay of number 6; single-storey lean-to in central bay.

Interior

Interiors not readily accessible as now divided between several flats. Inside, No 6 retains early to mid C18 date; staircase with ‘barley-sugar’ twisted balusters. Said also to retain, in rear ground floor room, fireplace with shouldered architrave and egg and dart course; panelled walls; enriched plaster ceiling.

Reasons for Listing

A pair of town houses, retaining historic character. Graded II* for the special interest of early-to mid C18 internal features of No.6. Group Value with adjacent listed buildings.

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