Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Old Bakery
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
- 51.70349, -2.90144
- Cadw reference
- 2205
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
Forming the lower end of the E range of Twyn Square on the corner with Four Ash Street.
History
The steep-pitched roof, probably C17, indicates an early origin. Altered in C19 and C20. The detached bakehouse was to rear.
Exterior
Townhouse, attached to left. Roughcast-rendered and painted; steep-pitched slate roof, C20 cross-framed casement glazing. Two storeys. Three-window range to first floor; ground floor has centre left doorway with decorative gabled hood and boarded door; smaller casement windows to left and right and further longer window at end right. Lower rear wing with shallower roof pitch, brick off-centre stacks; rear wall is of stone with brick surrounds to windows, all painted.
Reason for designation
Listed as a townhouse retaining historic fabric and character. Group value with other listed buildings in Twyn Square.
Nearby in the register
- The GranaryDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ty Celyn, former kennel/stable building to Ty-Brith and attached wallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Former coach-house to Ty Brith (5 Denbury Mews) and attached wallTransportunder 1 mi
- 9 Twyn SquareDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.