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Old Custom House (Celtic Displays)

Stow Hill, Newport, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Stow Hill, Newport, designated on 26 January 1999.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Old Custom House (Celtic Displays), Stow Hill, Newport, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

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

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)

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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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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