Grade I listed building · Cadw

Brecon Cathedral

On the list as Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist

Listed Grade I since 195274 years · Grade I is the top 1.6% of Wales’s listed buildings

CCathedralCABrecon conservation area1952Listed

DirectionsOfficial list entry ↗Its website ↗

Opening times and tickets are on its own website.

About

About Brecon Cathedral

Brecon Cathedral, listed as the Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist, is one of 6 Grade I listed buildings in Brecon and about 494 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 4 more Grade I buildings and 209 other listed buildings.

What it isGrade I listed cathedral in Brecon, Powys. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

CadwRead the official list entryCadw’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · Record 6998↗

Grade I is for buildings of exceptional interest, about 1.6% 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 10 minutes

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

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Directions Walk the tour in Google Maps

Farther afield

Remains of the Great Hall of Brecon CastleGrade I0.2mi

Brecon Castle HotelGrade II*0.2mi Boleyn House and Flats round Rear Courtyard and Stone Flagged PavementGrade II*0.3mi

20 Ship StreetGrade II*0.3mi 46 High Street InferiorGrade II*0.3mi Cantre SelyfGrade II*0.3mi

Around it

53 more listed buildings within 150 metres

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

IThe Deanery and Vestries, Cathedral of St John the Evangelist46 m IIThe Almonry51 m IChapter House and Diocesan Centre (with Canonry Flat and Clergy House)66 m IILychgate and Flanking Walls69 m II*Tithe Barn, Brecon Cathedral70 m II*Priory Walls, including North, West and Postern Gateways85 m II3 Priory Hill88 m II2 Priory Hill88 m II1 Priory Hill88 m IIPriory Lodge90 m IIPriory Well99 m IIPriory Hill House, including Railings & Service Wing at West End99 m IINo.10 Priory Hill, including Forecourt Walls and Railings109 m II11 Priory Hill110 m II12 Priory Hill111 m II83 The Struet113 m IINo.5 St John's Terrace113 m IIPriory Bridge114 m

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IIGarden Wall in the Postern to Priory Hill House114 m II82 The Struet115 m IINo.6 St John's Terrace116 m IICommunity Centre, including Boundary and Retaining Walls117 m II13 Priory Hill117 m II81 The Struet117 m II14 Priory Hill118 m II80 The Struet119 m II34 The Struet124 m II33 The Struet125 m II32 The Struet126 m II39 The Struet126 m II31 The Struet127 m II40 The Struet127 m II36 The Struet127 m II37 The Struet128 m IICobbled Setts in front of Nos.21a to 27 (Consec) and Steps outside Nos.21 & 21a129 m II41 The Struet130 m IIFormer Brecon Brewery131 m IIBull's Head Hotel131 m II87 The Struet134 m II43 The Struet135 m II23 The Struet135 m II22 The Struet137 m II44 The Struet137 m II88 The Struet137 m II21 The Struet139 m II89 The Struet141 m IIWall on North side of Postern141 m II45 The Struet141 m II21a The Struet142 m IIHuntingdon House143 m II90 The Struet144 m II47 The Struet149 m II18 The Struet150 m

More like it

Grade I churches and cathedrals near Brecon

Within 25 miles, with a photo.

St Mary's ChurchLlandovery · 17 mi away

Priory Church of St MaryAbergavenny · 18 mi away

Church of St PeterPeterchurch · 20 mi away

Church of St Mary MagdaleneEardisley · 21 mi away

Church of St MaryKington · 23 mi away

Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin MaryMadley · 24 mi away

Questions about Brecon Cathedral

Is Brecon Cathedral listed?

Yes. Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist is listed Grade I on Cadw’s register (record 6998), first listed on 16 January 1952.

Can you visit Brecon Cathedral?

Yes: it is open to visitors; opening times are on its own website.

Is Brecon Cathedral 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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