Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Great House and Heron House
Caerleon, Newport, Wales
A Grade II listed building in The Village (Ultra Pontem), Newport, Caerleon, designated on 4 November 1999.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 4 November 1999
- Locality
- The Village (Ultra Pontem)
- Town
- Newport
- Community
- Caerleon
- Unitary authority
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.60594, -2.94730
- Cadw reference
- 22574
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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)
- 1906 · 249 Newport (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 102. Newport. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Near the south east end of Isca Road at the junction with Bulmore Road.
History
Although C18 in appearance, this building and the adjacent Heron Cottage were formerly one house, and have possible C16 origins.
Exterior
Two storey house, pink rendered to 3 window range to left, stone walling (exposed at time of inspection) to 2-window range to right. Steep slate roofs, tall brick chimneys with stepped out cornices. Main section has two 12-pane horned sash windows, widely spaced; modern uPVC glazing to Heron House. On ground floor, similar window to R, and, to L, doorway with C19 (?) door. Heron House doorway under ramped cemented surround to left of centre.
Corbelled out stone and rubble gable end chimney stack to left wall of Heron House. Lower section to R has 2 modern casements to upper floor, modern bow window and garage entrance to ground floor.
Interior
Ground floor inspected and retains good chamfered beams.
Reason for designation
Substantially preserved house, notwithstanding window changes, with possible C16 origins in historic Ultra Pontem district of Caerleon conservation area.
Nearby in the register
- Telephone Call-box at the junction with Bulmore RoadCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- The Bell Inn PHDomesticunder 1 mi
- Church of the Holy SpiritReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Isca Grange, including attached forecourt railings and gateDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.