Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Woodlands House
Malpas, Newport, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 2 October 1998
- Locality
- Malpas
- Town
- Newport
- Community
- Malpas
- Unitary authority
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.61804, -3.00876
- Cadw reference
- 20525
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
On corner of Woodlands Drive and Malpas Road, facing the latter.
History
Formerly known as Malpas House. House probably dates from around 1825-30. Sold to Rev Thomas Prothero 1857, and later to Lorenzo Augustus Homfray. Enlarged in late C19 by Mr Steer: now converted to flats.
Exterior
Two storeys. Roughcast render, slate roofs, generally 12-pane sash windows. Entrance faces road (W). To each end, pedimented block of one window, 12-pane sash to first floor; single storey splayed bay window to ground floor. Between these, set back, 2-window block with verandah with openwork columns; central double-leaf door flanked by 12-pane sashes. South elevation has 2 similar pedimented blocks, also with 12-pane sash window to first floor and splayed bay to ground floor: between these, set back, bay with 12-pane sash to first floor and on ground floor, doorway beneath large modern porch. To E, extensive block of outbuildings. Left (N) return in similar style. To E, at right angles, block with deep pediment over 2 oval oculi: ground floor wooden verandah. At N end, garage/carriage shed lean-to.
Reason for designation
A scarce surviving example in Newport of gentry house of this period, retaining much of its character.
Nearby in the register
- Malpas CourtDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bridge over the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal SE of Pentwyn (partly in Bettws community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Bridge over the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal SE of Pentwyn (partly in Malpas community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Ty-ffynnon Bridge over the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal & attached revetments and LockTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.