Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Former Drill Hall
Stow Hill, Newport, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Stow Hill, Newport, designated on 26 January 1999.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Civil
- Date of designation
- 26 January 1999
- Community
- Stow Hill
- Unitary authority
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.58436, -2.99117
- Cadw reference
- 21290
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1906 · 249 Newport (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 102. Newport. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Between Caroline Street and Cross Lane.
History
Late C19. Formerly drill hall, replacing earlier drill hall on site.
Exterior
Castellated drill hall. Three storeys. Grey-brown rubble with bathstone dressings (painted), hipped slate roof. Central arch (now glazed) flanked by turrets which run up to flank dormer with shaped gable and mullioned window; oriel window at second floor level. To each side, on 3 storeys, 3-light mullion and transom window. Ends have semi-circular castellated turrets; small windows which step upwards in L (stair) turret. Return to Caroline Street has 2 tall windows to front block; rear block of 2 windows with hipped slate roof. Similar return to Cross Lane, but front block has windows at 2 levels.
Reason for designation
Striking castellated building in conservation area.
Nearby in the register
- 69 Lower Dock StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 124&124aCommercialunder 1 mi
- Old Custom House (Celtic Displays)Maritimeunder 1 mi
- 120 Lower Dock StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.