Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
9 Twyn Square
Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales
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
- 51.70366, -2.90166
- Cadw reference
- 2203
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
In the centre of the E range of Twyn Square, adjacent to the Castle Inn.
Exterior
Georgian-fronted house and shop, attached at each side, set slightly forward from The Granary. Rendered and painted with raised rendered dressings; slate roof with yellow brick ridge and end stack. Two storeys. Two-window range of 12-pane sashes with rendered architrave with small keystone and sill. Ground floor has two doorways , centre and end left (shop) under hipped bracketed hoods with zigzag ornament; metal segmental arch and barred overlight, not complete to right. C20 shop window at left; sash window at right end. Rusticated quoins to sides and centre doorway; deep painted plinth.
Reason for designation
Listed as a townhouse/shop retaining historic fabric and character. Group Value with other listed structures in the square.
Nearby in the register
- The Castle InnCommercialunder 1 mi
- The GranaryDomesticunder 1 mi
- 5 Twyn SquareDomesticunder 1 mi
- 3 Twyn SquareDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.