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2 Buckingham Place
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Grade II* listed building · Cadw

2 Buckingham Place

Buckingham Place, Brecon

Listed Grade II* since 195274 years · Grade II* is the next 7.1% of Wales’s listed buildings
HHouseCABrecon conservation area1952Listed
DirectionsOfficial list entry ↗

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About 2 Buckingham Place

The house at 2 Buckingham Place is one of 27 Grade II* listed buildings in Brecon and about 2,142 in Wales. It was among the first 57 buildings in Brecon to be listed, on 16 January 1952. It stands in the Brecon conservation area, designated in 1970. Within 400 metres are 3 more Grade I buildings and 320 other listed buildings.

CadwRead the official list entryCadw’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · Record 85742↗

Grade II* is for particularly important buildings of more than special interest, about 7.1% of all listed buildings in Wales. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 listed buildings in about 15 minutes

Buckingham Place, Brecon · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 12 Buckingham PlaceStart here
  2. 220 Ship StreetGrade II* · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3St Mary's ChurchGrade II* · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Plough Welsh Independent Chapel And United Reformed ChurchGrade II* · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Rutland House, including Forecourt Wall, Piers & Iron RailingsGrade II* · 0.2 mi on
Farther afield
Remains of the Great Hall of Brecon CastleGrade I0.2miBrecon Castle HotelGrade II*0.2miThe County HouseGrade II*0.2miEly TowerGrade I0.2miThe ElmsGrade II*0.2miHamilton HouseGrade II*0.2mi
Around it

89 more listed buildings within 150 metres

Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.

II*1 Buckingham Place10 mII*3 Buckingham Place13 mIICatholic Church of St Michael41 mIIRuperra House, including pavement cobbles to front.45 mIIFront Wing of St Michael's Hall48 mIIHouse to rear of 1 Wheat Street50 mIIBuilding occupied by Spectrum51 mIIThe Old Post Office56 mII10 Wheat Street57 mIIPresbytery to the Catholic Church of St Michael, including boundary wall57 mII*Havard House, including Forecourt Wall, Railings and Gate; and Former Stable Blocks to East and West60 mIIGateway in Wall opposite Havard House62 mII9 Wheat Street63 mIIFormer Rear Wing of No 2 Wheat Street65 mII2 Wheat Street67 mII8 Wheat Street67 mII3 Wheat Street73 mII7 Wheat Street76 m
Show the other 71
II*Tower of Medieval Town Wall to rear of No.3 Buckingham Place78 mIIFryer's Yard and North House78 mIIPair of Telephone Call-boxes immediately to S of St Mary's Church Tower81 mIIThe Wheatsheaf83 mII*Morgannwg House, including Forecourt Wall and Railings85 mIIPair of Telephone Call-boxes outside former yard of Old Post Office89 mII4 St Mary Street90 mIIBuilding to NW of St Mary's Church Tower93 mIIGarden Wall to rear of No.3 Buckingham Place to SE of Medieval Tower94 mIIThe Old Museum97 mII43a High Street Inferior100 mII*20 Ship Street100 mII19 Ship Street102 mII*5 St Mary Street104 mII44 High Street Inferior104 mII43 High Street Inferior104 mII48 High Street Inferior105 mII45 High Street Inferior106 mIISarah Siddons PH106 mII*46 High Street Inferior106 mII49 High Street Inferior106 mII18 Ship Street106 mIIYe Olde Cognac PH107 mII17 Ship Street108 mII51 High Street Inferior108 mIIGarden Wall to rear of Havard and Morgannwg Houses108 mII16 Ship Street108 mII52 High Street Inferior109 mII15 Ship Street111 mII3 Glamorgan Street112 mII14 Ship Street114 mII53 High Street Inferior114 mII*Church of St Mary119 mII*Boleyn House and Flats round Rear Courtyard and Stone Flagged Pavement119 mII4 Glamorgan Street120 mIIBarclay's Bank121 mII11 Ship Street122 mIIFormer Garden Wall to Nos.3 & 4 Glamorgan Street (now Wall to Car Park)122 mII35 High Street Superior122 mIILloyd's TSB123 mIIBoar's Head PH127 mII39 High Street Inferior128 mII41 High Street Inferior128 mII34 High Street Superior129 mIIWellington Hotel including rear wings130 mII7 High Street Inferior133 mII*5 Glamorgan Street133 mII8 High Street Inferior133 mII9 High Street Inferior133 mII33 High Street Superior134 mIIGarden Wall to rear of No 5135 mII11 High Street Inferior135 mII13 High Street Inferior135 mII13 Watergate136 mII12 High Street Inferior136 mIIHSBC Bank138 mIIBrecon County Library138 mII4 High Street Inferior139 mII10 High Street Inferior141 mII32 High Street Superior141 mIIWarwick House141 mII3 High Street Inferior141 mIITown Hall141 mII9 Ship Street142 mII*6 Glamorgan Street142 mII8 Ship Street143 mII40 High Street Inferior145 mII16 High Street Inferior145 mIIThe Duke of Wellington Monument147 mII10 Ship Street149 mII2 High Street Inferior149 m
More like it

Grade I and II* houses near Brecon

Within 25 miles, with a photo.

Latham HouseCrickhowell · 12 mi away
Ivy Towers,tower StreetCrickhowell · 12 mi away
Tredegar IronworksTredegar · 13 mi away
Dowlais Works Blast Engine HouseMerthyr Tydfil · 13 mi away
Pont-y-CafnauMerthyr Tydfil · 13 mi away
The Town ClockTredegar · 14 mi away
Former Boiler House at Dunlop Semtex FactoryBrynmawr · 14 mi away
SW Roundhouse at Roundhouse FarmNantyglo · 14 mi away

Questions about 2 Buckingham Place

Is 2 Buckingham Place listed?

Yes. 2 Buckingham Place is listed Grade II* on Cadw’s register (record 85742), first listed on 16 January 1952.

Can you visit 2 Buckingham Place?

Many listed buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.

Is 2 Buckingham Place in a conservation area?

Yes, the Brecon conservation area, designated in 1970.

Listed buildings: Cadw, © Crown copyright, via DataMapWales. Photos: Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, credited above, copied to our own server. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Sources: Cadw listed buildings, scheduled monuments and registered historic parks and gardens via DataMapWales, October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Cadw conservation areas via DataMapWales (October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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