Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
47 & 49 and attached iron railings and attached archway
Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 1 April 1974
- Locality
- Usk
- Town
- Usk
- Community
- Usk
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.70255, -2.90484
- Cadw reference
- 2133
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
Now forming the corner to the pedestrian access to the car-park to rear of shops on S Bridge Street.
History
Circa 1830. Occupied by Waddingtons solicitors in 1851.
Exterior
Attached rough-cast wall at right side with arched carriage entrance to former yard at rear.
Interior
Plan of central hallway extending to staircase rising to rear. This has stick balusters, ramped handrail, and staircase window with panelled reveals/shutters. Margin-glazed double doors to hall rear; bracketed plaster hall arch. Six-panelled doors with architraves.
Reason for designation
Listed as a townhouse retaining early C19 fabric and character. Group value with other listed buildings in Bridge Street.
Nearby in the register
- 47 & 49 and attached iron railings and attached archwayDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ty TadcuDomesticunder 1 mi
- 51 Bridge StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- Gordon HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.