Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Baltic Oil Works
Pillgwenlly, Newport, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 31 January 1997
- Locality
- Pillgwenlly
- Town
- Newport
- Community
- Pillgwenlly
- Unitary authority
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.57618, -2.98093
- Cadw reference
- 18173
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Located on W side of the A4042, close to junction with Dock Parade. Formerly on street known as Portland Street, now redeveloped.
History
Mid C19 warehouse probably constructed c1844, formerly abutting the western side of the Old Town Dock; the cast-iron may have been supplied by Homfray from his Tredegar Ironworks. The Old Town Dock opened in 1842, constructed by the Monmouthshire Canal Company to designs by John Rennie (1794-1874). The Dock closed in 1929 and was infilled in 1932. The building was occupied by Morris and Dibble, oil, grease and colour merchants, trading from 1889 - 1970's.
Exterior
Mid C19 warehouse, three storeys, random rubble elevations with ashlar quoining and flat-topped window arches with keystones. Low pitched, slated roof with coped gables. Long elevation is five windows wide, some barred, others with shutters. Ground floor openings with double doors offset to right hand end. Gable end, facing road is three windows wide. Painted advertisement on black painted ground set between second/third floors reads "BALTIC OIL WORKS HENRY MORRIS. LTD BALTIC OIL & GREASE WORKS". Later, two storey range to SE corner of random rubble elevations with brick dressings to windows and quoins, some blocked openings, gabled slated roof.
Reason for designation
Listed grade II as the only surviving mid C19 building associated with the Old Town Dock, retaining original architectural character.
Nearby in the register
- Lock walls to mouth of Old Town DockMaritimeunder 1 mi
- Malt HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
- Catholic Church of St MichaelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Public ConveniencesWater Supply and Drainageunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.