Christ College is on the map!

A while ago we posted news that Christ College would feature in a new map of Brecon produced by the Historic Towns Trust. After months of fundraising, detailed research and meticulous cartographic work undertaken for the HTT, the map was completed earlier this year and we are delighted to report its successful launch in Brecon.  

The Hay and Brecon Map had two launches - one for each town. First launched in Hay during the Hay Literary Festival earlier this year, a second launch followed in Brecon on 10 October. At the launch supported by the Brecknock Society, who helped fund the map, the packed auditorium at Brecon Guildhall signified the community interest in the venture and its result.

During the launch Christ College was acknowledged as one the map's supporters, thanks to the Old Breconian Association who gave generously in the early stages of the Historic Towns Trust's pre-publication fundraising. 

The Historic Towns Trust outlines the launch on 10 October:  

Speakers at the launch included James Winterbotham, the Chair of the Historic Towns Trust, and Helen Fulton, who edited the map, alongside a number of contributors to the gazetteer, John Gibbs, Nigel Clubb, Sophie Houlton, and Felicity Kilpatrick from Christ College Brecon, which features on the map and in the gazetteer. The event was entertainingly chaired by Mike Williams, editor of Brycheiniog, the journal of the Brecknock Society, and an expert on the history of Brecon priory and castle

One of very few in the series that features two maps, the 2026 publication, 'Historical Maps of Hay and Brecon', is now on sale via the Historic Towns Trust's online shop. 

Anyone who has seen the Historic Maps of Swansea and Mumbles or any of the Historic Maps produced by the Historic Towns Trust will already know of the high quality research and cartography that make the map series so fascinating and engaging. 

That is most certainly the case for the school site entry. Superimposed onto the 1904 OS map, the historical layers of the early buildings are clearly visible in the cartography and they are brought to life by the accompanying gazetteer. Written by local experts in the history of Brecon and Hay, including our very own C Robert Anthony (SHR 1961-66), the map is a must for anyone who has been intrigued by the history of the Brecon streets. 

Buy your own copy of the map direct from the Historic Towns Trust online shop. 

£11.99 plus postage

Printed in full colour, the maps show the medieval and early modern streetscapes of Brecon and Hay-on-Wye and include a descriptive gazetteer of historic buildings, including those no longer visible. Informative and educational, these town maps are a major contribution to understanding the history of the March of Wales.