Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
1 Glendower Street
Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, designated on 15 August 1974.
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
- 51.81124, -2.71508
- Cadw reference
- 2263
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
An important residential street to the south of the town centre of Monmouth. The street nameplate on this house suggests that part of No. 1 is in St. John's Street, but the whole building is accessed from Glendower Street.
History
Early C18, but re-windowed with a later sash type.
Interior
This house is arranged with the entrance hall on the left and the stair running parallel with the front wall. Stair in straight flights with closed string, turned balusters and moulded pine handrail. Through Drawing Room on first floor remodelled in c1830 with black marble firesurround and plain plasterwork. Top floor not seen.
Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as a pair of early C18 houses in the Monmouth town centre.
Nearby in the register
- 7 St. John StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 3 Glendower StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 6 St. John StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 5 Glendower StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.