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Brecon Presbyterian Church, including Hall to rear

A Grade II Listed Building in Brecon, Powys

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9455 / 51°56'43"N

Longitude: -3.3866 / 3°23'11"W

OS Eastings: 304791

OS Northings: 228349

OS Grid: SO047283

Mapcode National: GBR YP.MNLS

Mapcode Global: VH6BZ.8C0G

Plus Code: 9C3RWJW7+59

Entry Name: Brecon Presbyterian Church, including Hall to rear

Listing Date: 16 December 1976

Last Amended: 4 November 2005

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 7104

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

Also known as: Brecon Presbyterian Church, including Hall to rear

ID on this website: 300007104

Location: Set back from road, opposite Conway Street.

County: Powys

Town: Brecon

Community: Brecon (Aberhonddu)

Community: Brecon

Built-Up Area: Brecon

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

Tagged with: Church building Chapel

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History

Circa 1872; architect W F Poulton. Some repairs to steeple after strike by thunderbolt 13 August 1955.

Exterior

Gothic chapel with gable to street. Slate roof with alternating grey and purple bands. Snecked rock-faced grey stone with bathstone dressings; arch voussoirs in alternating colours. Asymmetrical front has, to R, tower with doorway at ground level and lancet windows in stage above; polygonal stair turret to R; tower rises as octagonal spire with gablets and weather vane. Large 4-light Decorated style window; Gothic doorway to L, asymmetrical buttresses and pinnacle to L. Right side elevation with 5 lancets and buttresses. To rear is crosswing of school or hall in same style. Single-storey; 2 Gothic windows and a doorway, separated by buttresses. Modern block at E end.

Reasons for Listing

Well-designed and well-preserved mid Victorian chapel. Group Value with adjacent listed buildings on both sides of the Watton.

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