Museum at Brecon Barracks, Brecon, Powys

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9445 / 51°56'40"N

Longitude: -3.3838 / 3°23'1"W

OS Eastings: 304981

OS Northings: 228234

OS Grid: SO049282

Mapcode National: GBR YP.MP98

Mapcode Global: VH6BZ.9DH6

Plus Code: 9C3RWJV8+QF

Entry Name: Museum at Brecon Barracks

Listing Date: 16 December 1976

Last Amended: 4 November 2005

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 7091

Building Class: Defence

Also known as: Brecon Armoury

ID on this website: 300007091

Location: On the W side of the Parade Ground, but front accessible from the Watton.

County: Powys

Town: Brecon

Community: Brecon (Aberhonddu)

Community: Brecon

Built-Up Area: Brecon

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

Tagged with: Armoury Museum building

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History

Built in 1805 as an armoury.

Exterior

Two-storey red brick building with slate roof with projecting eaves; 3 red brick chimneys at eaves. Entrance front with pedimented gable; 3 bays. Nine-window side elevation facing Parade Ground has 12-pane hornless sash windows on first floor; on ground floor, blind flat-headed windows in end bays (R of these with later doorway), originally round-headed small-pane sash windows in other bays, but 2 blocked, and one a doorway.

Reasons for Listing

Part of fine C19 barracks complex. Group Value with other listed buildings on the site.

External Links

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Block 4 (RMP Office)
Backing onto road to W of Barracks complex.
II Block 12 at Barracks
At west end of N side of Parade Ground,
II Blocks 21 and 23 (HQ Block and Rear Block)
Forms most of E side of the Parade Ground.
II Boundary Wall along The Watton, Brecon Barracks
Defining the S side of the Barracks, about 750m SE of town centre.
II NOS.1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 the Watton, Powys
On corner with Borderers Way.
II The Watton
On corner with Borderers Way.
II The Keep at Brecon Barracks
On S side of barracks with elevations to the Watton, and Parade Ground to N.
II 86, The Watton
Near junction with John Street.

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Museum at Brecon Barracks

A Grade II Listed Building in Brecon, Powys