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Grade II* listed · Cadw
Listed 1952
Record
6949
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Grade II* listed building · Cadw

Cantre Selyf

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 Cantre Selyf

Cantre Selyf 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 4 more Grade I buildings and 369 other listed buildings.

CadwRead the official list entryCadw’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · Record 6949↗

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 10 minutes

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

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Cantre SelyfStart here
  2. 2Y Gaer (cultural hub)Grade II* · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Morgannwg House, including Forecourt Wall and RailingsGrade II* · 0.1 mi on
  4. 420 Ship StreetGrade II* · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Remains of the Great Hall of Brecon CastleGrade I · 0.1 mi on
Farther afield
Rutland House, including Forecourt Wall, Piers & Iron RailingsGrade II*0.2miThe County HouseGrade II*0.2miThe ElmsGrade II*0.2miHamilton HouseGrade II*0.2miEly TowerGrade I0.2miBrecon Castle HotelGrade II*0.2mi
Around it

110 more listed buildings within 150 metres

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

II6 Lion Street19 mII8 The Bulwark22 mII1 High Street Inferior23 mII4a Lion Yard24 mII4b Lion Yard25 mIINibletts28 mII*No.4 Lion Street, including Forecourt Gate & Railings29 mIIThomson34 mII2 High Street Inferior34 mII7 Lion Street37 mIIBeacon Pharmacy40 mII3 High Street Inferior45 mIINibletts and Salad Bowl46 mII20 Bethel Square47 mII4 High Street Inferior48 mIIThe Duke of Wellington Monument50 mII6 The Bulwark51 mIIHSBC Bank54 m
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II5 The Bulwark57 mIIRear Garden Wall to No.5 Lion Street57 mIINo.1 Bethel Square60 mIIRear Garden Walls of No.4 Lion Street61 mII*Church of St Mary61 mIITown Hall68 mII9 Lion Street70 mII53 High Street Inferior71 mII7 High Street Inferior71 mIIBarclay's Bank74 mIISilurian House74 mIIOffice including rear wing76 mII*Nos 12 & 12a76 mII52 High Street Inferior78 mII3 The Bulwark80 mIIFormer Bethel Chapel (Boots), including Re-built Wall to rear81 mII8 High Street Inferior81 mII10 Lion Street82 mII51 High Street Inferior84 mII*5 St Mary Street84 mII*Plough United Reformed Church84 mII13 The Bulwark84 mII10 High Street Inferior85 mIIBoundary Wall to the Rear of the Plough United Reformed Church, and Police Station85 mII2 The Bulwark85 mII2 Lion Street87 mIIBuilding to NW of St Mary's Church Tower88 mIIYe Olde Cognac PH88 mII9 High Street Inferior89 mIIWellington Hotel including rear wings90 mIIPair of Telephone Call-boxes outside former yard of Old Post Office91 mII11 High Street Inferior91 mII49 High Street Inferior93 mII1 The Bulwark93 mII*Church House93 mII1 Lion Street94 mII4 St Mary Street94 mII12 High Street Inferior96 mIITelephone Call Box opposite Brecknock Museum98 mIIPair of Telephone Call-boxes immediately to S of St Mary's Church Tower98 mII48 High Street Inferior99 mIIThe Old Museum100 mIISarah Siddons PH103 mII13 High Street Inferior103 mII11a Lion Street103 mIIFryer's Yard and North House106 mII*46 High Street Inferior107 mII*6 Glamorgan Street108 mII*5 Glamorgan Street109 mII12 Lion Street111 mIIWarwick House113 mII4 Glamorgan Street113 mII45 High Street Inferior114 mII3 Glamorgan Street115 mII16 High Street Inferior118 mII44 High Street Inferior119 mII12a Lion Street121 mIISection of Town Wall at Watton Mount121 mIIThe Old Post Office123 mII*Brecknock Museum123 mIIWatton Mount124 mII41 High Street Inferior125 mIIGateway in Wall opposite Havard House126 mII13 Lion Street126 mIIGarden Wall to rear of No 5126 mII17 High Street Inferior127 mII43a High Street Inferior127 mII43 High Street Inferior127 mIILloyd's TSB127 mIIThe Wheatsheaf130 mIIFormer Garden Wall to Nos.3 & 4 Glamorgan Street (now Wall to Car Park)130 mIIFormer Rear Wing of No 2 Wheat Street131 mIIPillar Box in Forecourt of Brecknock Museum131 mII39 High Street Inferior131 mIIBuilding occupied by Spectrum134 mII*Morgannwg House, including Forecourt Wall and Railings134 mIIForecourt Walls & Railings to the Brecknock Museum134 mII14 Lion Street135 mII18 High Street Inferior135 mII40 High Street Inferior135 mII3 Wheat Street137 mIIHouse to rear of 1 Wheat Street140 mII2 Wheat Street140 mII15 Lion Street142 mII19 High Street Inferior142 mII35 High Street Superior146 mII34 High Street Superior147 mII33 High Street Superior147 mIIRuperra House, including pavement cobbles to front.147 mII*Havard House, including Forecourt Wall, Railings and Gate; and Former Stable Blocks to East and West147 mII32 High Street Superior147 mII20 High Street Inferior148 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 Cantre Selyf

Is Cantre Selyf listed?

Yes. Cantre Selyf is listed Grade II* on Cadw’s register (record 6949), first listed on 16 January 1952.

Can you visit Cantre Selyf?

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

Is Cantre Selyf 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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