Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
No.23 New Market Street, and attached irailings
Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Usk, Monmouthshire, designated on 12 June 1950.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 12 June 1950
- Locality
- Usk
- Town
- Usk
- Community
- Usk
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.70101, -2.90482
- Cadw reference
- 2160
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)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV.Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. a. England ab sich: Shire:15-17, 33 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 102. Newport. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Around the middle of the E range in the street.
History
Probably an C18/early C19 rebuilding an earlier site. This was also the site of the Roman W gate. Formerly had parapet and cornice.
Exterior
Georgian townhouse attached at one side. Stucco-rendered and painted; slate roof with swept eaves and swept raised gable end coping; decorative corniced brick end stacks. Two storeys and attic. Symmetrical frontage, a three-window range of 12-pane sashes in reveals with narrow glazing bars. Semi-circular steps up to central doorway with open pediment hood, fanlight with radial glazing, panelled reveals and 6-panelled door. Side walls with spikes extend from corners to frontage which has railings with oakleaf and urn finials on a low stone kerb; central double gates.
Reason for designation
Listed as house with front retaining Georgian character. Group value with other listed buildings in New Market Street.
Nearby in the register
- No.21 New Market Street, and attached iron railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- 19 New Market StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- Former Stable Wing at No.16 New Market Street (The Lawns)Domesticunder 1 mi
- 18 New market StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.