Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Wellesley House and Wellesley Coach House, and attached iron railings
Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Usk, Monmouthshire, designated on 1 April 1974.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 1 April 1974
- Locality
- Usk
- Town
- Usk
- Community
- Usk
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.70061, -2.90454
- Cadw reference
- 2161
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
Towards the lower E end ot the street with cobbled pavement in front.
History
C19. Named after the Duke of Wellington.
Exterior
Townhouse with Georgian and Victorian features, the former service range to left converted to a separate dwelling. Stucco-rendered with slate roof with swept eaves and narrow brick stacks at end right and at junction between dwellings. Quoin strip to right. Two storeys. Four-window range in all. Wellesley House has two later canted full height bays at sides with large-pane sashes and central earlier 12-pane sash. Pedimented doorcase with pilasters and six-panel part glazed door. Wellesley Coach House to left has a single window front range of 12-pane sashes and a doorway at left. Deep stone plinth. Iron railings with spoon and urn finials on a low kerb extend across frontage and to side with double gates to the main entrance.
Reason for designation
Listed as a C19 house retaining character and for Group Value with other listed buildings in New Market Street.
Nearby in the register
- No.31 New Market Street, and attached iron railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- 33 New Market StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- Railings and Gates at Ynys Hafod and Min Yr AfonDomesticunder 1 mi
- 35 New Market StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.