Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
12 Church Street
Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II* listed building in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, designated on 27 October 1965.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 27 October 1965
- Locality
- Monmouth
- Town
- Monmouth
- Community
- Monmouth
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.81275, -2.71475
- Cadw reference
- 2253
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)
- 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)
Cadw's description
Location
In the street leading north-east out of the town square in the centre of Monmouth.
History
c1837, built as a part of the town's road access concurrent with the laying out of Priory Street; designed by G V Maddox. This building has probably been a pharmacy since the beginning and has the best preserved early C19 shopfront in Monmouth. This group is a complete rebuild right through to Priory Street, but the Church Street elevation appears to retain the historic street line.
Exterior
It has a small paned 6 x 5 window with a part glazed door to the left. The rear elevation abuts directly onto the former White Swan Inn, now White Swan Court.
Interior
Interior not available at resurvey, but said to retain traditional shop fittings.
Reason for designation
Included in a higher grade for its exceptional architectural interest as part of an important piece of early C19 town planning in the Monmouth centre.
Nearby in the register
- 10 Church StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 14 Church StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 8 Church StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 16 Church StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.