Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Old Custom House (Celtic Displays)
Stow Hill, Newport, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Maritime
- Date of designation
- 26 January 1999
- Community
- Stow Hill
- Unitary authority
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.58328, -2.98963
- Cadw reference
- 21291
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
About 100m N of junction with George Street.
History
Former Custom House.
Exterior
Two storey classical building. Stucco; rusticated ground floor. Five windows, sash glazing with marginal bars. Centre (three windows) set forward under pediment with Royal Arms. Central arched doorway flanked by paired pilasters with blocking courses. Square-headed sash windows to first floor; similar windows to ground floor have cambered heads.
Reason for designation
Well-preserved C19 building with historic interest as Custom House of port of Newport.
Nearby in the register
- Liscombe ManufacturingCommercialunder 1 mi
- 120 Lower Dock StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 124&124aCommercialunder 1 mi
- 77 Lower Dock StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.