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Grade II* listed · Cadw
Listed 1952
Record
6842
No photo of it yet
Grade II* listed building · Cadw

Nos 12 & 12a

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 Nos 12 & 12a

Nos 12 & 12a 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 352 other listed buildings.

CadwRead the official list entryCadw’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · Record 6842↗

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. 1Nos 12 & 12aStart here
  2. 23 Buckingham PlaceGrade II* · 0.1 mi on
  3. 320 Ship StreetGrade II* · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Remains of the Great Hall of Brecon CastleGrade I · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5The County HouseGrade II* · 0.1 mi on
Farther afield
Rutland House, including Forecourt Wall, Piers & Iron RailingsGrade II*0.2miThe ElmsGrade II*0.2miBlock of Buildings at Christ College to SE of School ChapelGrade II*0.2miHamilton HouseGrade II*0.2miChapel and Remains of Nave of Former Friary at Christ CollegeGrade I0.2miBrecon Castle HotelGrade II*0.2mi
Around it

101 more listed buildings within 150 metres

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

IIOffice including rear wing8 mII13 The Bulwark19 mII5 The Bulwark28 mIITelephone Call Box opposite Brecknock Museum29 mII6 The Bulwark30 mIISilurian House30 mIIWellington Hotel including rear wings32 mIINibletts and Salad Bowl33 mIIThe Duke of Wellington Monument33 mII3 The Bulwark34 mII*6 Glamorgan Street36 mIIBeacon Pharmacy37 mII2 The Bulwark38 mII*5 Glamorgan Street41 mIIBarclay's Bank43 mIIThomson43 mII1 The Bulwark45 mIINibletts49 m
Show the other 83
II4 Glamorgan Street51 mII*Brecknock Museum53 mII2 Lion Street55 mIIGarden Wall to rear of No 556 mII3 Glamorgan Street57 mII1 Lion Street57 mII*5 St Mary Street60 mII8 The Bulwark61 mIIThe Old Museum62 mIIFormer Garden Wall to Nos.3 & 4 Glamorgan Street (now Wall to Car Park)65 mII*No.4 Lion Street, including Forecourt Gate & Railings65 mII*Church of St Mary66 mII*Plough United Reformed Church68 mIIPillar Box in Forecourt of Brecknock Museum71 mII4 St Mary Street73 mII1 High Street Inferior73 mIIForecourt Walls & Railings to the Brecknock Museum75 mII*Cantre Selyf76 mIIWatton Mount80 mIIPair of Telephone Call-boxes outside former yard of Old Post Office81 mIIBoundary Wall to the Rear of the Plough United Reformed Church, and Police Station82 mII2 High Street Inferior84 mII*Morgannwg House, including Forecourt Wall and Railings86 mIIThe Puzzle Tree Restaurant, including Stone Wall and Railings89 mIIPair of Telephone Call-boxes immediately to S of St Mary's Church Tower90 mII3 High Street Inferior90 mII4 High Street Inferior94 mII6 Lion Street94 mII4a Lion Yard96 mII37 The Watton96 mIIBuilding to NW of St Mary's Church Tower97 mII4b Lion Yard98 mII53 High Street Inferior98 mIIGateway in Wall opposite Havard House98 mIIDinas View99 mIIHSBC Bank100 mII2 Danygaer road102 mII52 High Street Inferior104 mII7 Lion Street104 mIISection of Town Wall at Watton Mount105 mIIShop, including former Theatre to rear106 mIIDanygaer Mill107 mII*Havard House, including Forecourt Wall, Railings and Gate; and Former Stable Blocks to East and West108 mII51 High Street Inferior111 mII20 Bethel Square113 mIIRear Garden Walls of No.4 Lion Street113 mIIFryer's Yard and North House115 mIIThe Old Post Office115 mIIYe Olde Cognac PH116 mII7 High Street Inferior116 mIIHouse, including Rear Wing with NW Elevation in Free Street117 mIITown Hall119 mII49 High Street Inferior122 mIIRear Garden Wall to No.5 Lion Street123 mII35 The Watton124 mIINo.1 Bethel Square124 mII8 High Street Inferior127 mII48 High Street Inferior128 mII34 The Watton131 mIIBuilding occupied by Spectrum133 mIISarah Siddons PH133 mII9 Lion Street133 mII9 High Street Inferior135 mII10 High Street Inferior135 mII33 The Watton137 mII*46 High Street Inferior138 mII11 High Street Inferior139 mIIGarden Wall to rear of Havard and Morgannwg Houses139 mIIFormer Rear Wing of No 2 Wheat Street140 mIIHouse to rear of 1 Wheat Street141 mII32 The Watton143 mII12 High Street Inferior143 mII10 Lion Street144 mIILansdowne Hotel, including block to rear in Lansdowne Terrace145 mII45 High Street Inferior145 mIIRuperra House, including pavement cobbles to front.147 mII31 The Watton148 mII*3 Buckingham Place149 mII48 Little Free Street149 mIIThe Wheatsheaf149 mII13 High Street Inferior150 mIIGarden Wall to rear of No.3 Buckingham Place to SE of Medieval Tower150 mII44 High Street Inferior150 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 Nos 12 & 12a

Is Nos 12 & 12a listed?

Yes. Nos 12 & 12a is listed Grade II* on Cadw’s register (record 6842), first listed on 16 January 1952.

Can you visit Nos 12 & 12a?

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

Is Nos 12 & 12a 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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