56 The Watton is a Grade II listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 16 December 1976. Cottage.
56 The Watton
- WRENN ID
- winter-floor-root
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Brecon Beacons National Park
- Constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP: David Chadwick (LD)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 16 December 1976
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- 56 The Watton, Powys
- OS grid reference
- SO 048 282
- Coordinates
- 51.94495, -3.38624
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
56 The Watton is part of a row of six two-storey cottages, built in the 19th century. Each cottage features one window bay and a doorway. The cottages have slate roofs and large brick chimney stacks located between Nos. 53 and 54, as well as between Nos. 55 and 56. The facades are roughcast with rendered sill bands, a plinth, and window dressings. The upper window openings have heads that align with the eaves, while the ground floor window and door openings have cambered heads and vermiculated keystones. The glazing and doors are modern.
Local climate
56 The Watton sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,260 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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