Grade II* listed building · Cadw

The County House

Listed Grade II* since 197650 years · Grade II* is the next 7.1% of Wales’s listed buildings

HHouseCABrecon conservation area1976Listed

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About

About The County House

The County House is one of 27 Grade II* listed buildings in Brecon and about 2,142 in Wales. It was among the first 349 buildings in Brecon to be listed, on 16 December 1976. It stands in the Brecon conservation area, designated in 1970. Within 400 metres are 5 more Grade I buildings and 330 other listed buildings.

CadwRead the official list entryCadw’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · Record 7073↗

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

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

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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.

II99 The Struet9 m II101 The Struet, including rear wings12 m IIPost Box outside No.8 The Struet14 m II98 The Struet17 m II8 The Struet20 m II*Rutland House, including Forecourt Wall, Piers & Iron Railings22 m II7 The Struet24 m II97 The Struet25 m IITelephone Call-box outside No.10 The Struet27 m II*The Elms33 m II96 The Struet34 m II11 The Struet, including Front Steps and Railings38 m IISomerfield44 m II95 The Struet45 m II12 The Struet45 m II6 The Struet49 m II*Hamilton House52 m II94 The Struet53 m

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II5 The Struet53 m II103 The Struet55 m II93 The Struet59 m II4 The Struet61 m II14 The Struet61 m II103a The Struet62 m II92 The Struet63 m II104 The Struet68 m II15 The Struet69 m II91 The Struet69 m II16 The Struet74 m II90 The Struet76 m IIFormer Cottage next to George Hotel76 m IIThe George Hotel78 m II105 The Struet79 m II89 The Struet81 m IIBuilding, excluding rear block of No.9 in Chapel Street82 m II10 Castle Street82 m II4 Castle Street83 m II6 Castle Street83 m II5 Castle Street83 m II11 Castle Street83 m II7 Castle Street83 m IIPostern House84 m II12 Castle Street84 m II23 Castle Street84 m II17 The Struet85 m II88 The Struet85 m II13 Castle Street87 m II1 Mount Street90 m II87 The Struet92 m II25b High Street Inferior93 m II25c High Street Inferior94 m II14 Priory Hill95 m II23a Castle Street96 m II18 The Struet96 m II2 Mount Street96 m IIGarden Retaining Walls & Railings to Nos.9 & 10 The Postern96 m II25a High Street Inferior96 m IIGarden Retaining Wall to Nos.11 & 12 The Postern96 m II13 Priory Hill96 m II2 King Street96 m IIBull's Head Hotel97 m II22 Castle Street97 m IIWall on North side of Postern97 m II3 Mount Street100 m II26 High Street Superior101 m II21 Castle Street102 m II8 The Postern, including Forecourt Wall and Railings102 m II20 Castle Street103 m II7 The Postern, including Forecourt Wall and Railings103 m II12 The Postern104 m II11 The Postern104 m IINo.1 King Street including dwarf walls and iron railings104 m II12 Priory Hill104 m II25 High Street Superior104 m IIHuntingdon House104 m IICobbled Steps and Pathway104 m IIGarden Wall in the Postern to Priory Hill House104 m II19 Castle Street104 m II4 Mount Street104 m II11 Priory Hill105 m II18 Castle Street105 m II6 The Postern, including Forecourt Wall and Railings105 m II5 The Postern, including Forecourt Wall and Railings107 m IICastle Bridge108 m IIEly House108 m IINo.10 Priory Hill, including Forecourt Walls and Railings110 m IIRear Garden Wall to Nos.18 to 21 Castle Street110 m IICastle House111 m IINational Westminster Bank112 m IIPriory Hill House, including Railings & Service Wing at West End113 m IIMount Street House including forecourt wall and railings113 m II21a The Struet115 m IIPriory Bridge116 m II21 The Struet120 m II22 The Struet126 m II28 High Street Superior126 m IIBrecon Market127 m IICobbled Setts in front of Nos.21a to 27 (Consec) and Steps outside Nos.21 & 21a129 m IEly Tower of Brecon Castle130 m II23 The Struet131 m II15 Lion Street133 m IIPunch Bowl Public House135 m IIStone Wall to NE of Castle Hotel which faces River Honddu, including Stone Outbuilding at N end139 m II20 High Street Inferior139 m II30 High Street Superior140 m II14 Lion Street140 m II13 Lion Street144 m II19 High Street Inferior145 m IIFormer outbuilding to rear of the Punchbowl Inn145 m IChapter House and Diocesan Centre (with Canonry Flat and Clergy House)147 m

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Questions about The County House

Is The County House listed?

Yes. The County House is listed Grade II* on Cadw’s register (record 7073), first listed on 16 December 1976.

Can you visit The County House?

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

Is The County House 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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