Red Lion House

Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Overmonnow, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, designated on 27 October 1965.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Red Lion House, 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: 27 October 1965
Locality: Overmonnow
Town: Monmouth
Community: Monmouth
Unitary authority: Monmouthshire
Country: Wales
Coordinates: 51.80903, -2.72186
Cadw reference: 2256

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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

Location

On the main street in Overmonnow, going north from St. Thomas' Square.

History

Probably early C18 in origin, with the main elevation given a new treatment in the early C19. The building was sometime the Red Lion Public House.

Exterior

Rendered and painted with pilasters to full height at sides and at centre, bands at first and second floors and an arch over centre first floor window, Welsh slate roof with red brick chimneys. Rectangular double depth plan with central entrance. Three storeys, five windows. Ground floor has a canted bay window on either side of central door, all linked under small slate lean-to roof, part glazed door up three stone steps with iron rails. The windows are 6 over 6 pane sashes flanked by 2 over 2. First floor windows are plain 6 over 6 sashes, second floor windows are 3 over 6, all with stone cills. Hipped and sprocketed roof with brick stack on either end wall. Rear elevation not seen.

Interior

Only the entrance hall was seen at resurvey and this had been altered in the late C20.

Reason for designation

Included for its special architectural interest as a distinctively designed classical facade and as a part of the important group of historic buildings in the suburb of Overmonnow.

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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