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Inch Cottage

Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, designated on 15 August 1974.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Inch Cottage, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Domestic
Date of designation
15 August 1974
Locality
Monmouth
Town
Monmouth
Community
Monmouth
Unitary authority
Monmouthshire
Country
Wales
Coordinates
51.81165, -2.71524
Cadw reference
2241

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 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)
  • 1896 · 233 Monmouth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

In the street leading south-east out of the town square in the centre of Monmouth.

Probably mid C19 front but possibly with a C17 timber framed building behind the gable end.

Rendered and painted front with the roof hidden from the street. Two storeys, one window bay wide. The ground floor has a late C20 tripartite sash with 8 over 8 panes in the centre, 8 over 8 pane sash above. Plain door to left. Gabled roofline with decorated bargeboards and spike finial at apex.
Rear elevation not seen.

Interior not available at resurvey.

Included for its special architectural interest as a characterful multi-period building in the Monmouth town centre.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), 2026-09-07, licensed under the Open Government Licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ Cadw, the Welsh Historic Environment Service · Open Government Licence v3.0
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