Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Tredegar Chambers
Stow Hill, Newport, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Stow Hill, Newport, designated on 31 March 2000.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 31 March 2000
- Community
- Stow Hill
- Unitary authority
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.58798, -2.99788
- Cadw reference
- 23103
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)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (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
On corner with Cambrian Road.
History
Commercial development of shops with offices over; circa 1900.
Exterior
Large block of 4 storeys with 4 oriel windows, with, to R, on corner with Cambrian Road, 3,storey block. Free Renaissance style. Painted front to large block; corner block in red brick, with painted dressings. Large block has 3 pediments, central with relief decoration, and inscription "Tredegar Chambers". On top floor, central semi-circular window with 5 round-headed windows to each side. On first and second floors, 4 two-storey oriel windows. On ground floor, the 2 modern shopfronts to L lack fascia board. Shopfront to R faces both Bridge Street and Cambrian Street; deep fascia board with cartouches to Bridge Street and over corner bay; shop windows articulated by granite piers; granite stall risers; columns flank corner entrance.
Reason for designation
Well preserved commercial block, typical of Newport at the height of its economic power. Group value with listed National Westminster bank, on opposite corner of Cambrian Road.
Nearby in the register
- Lamb PHCommercialunder 1 mi
- National Westminster Bank (including Nos.2 & 4 Cambrian Road)Commercialunder 1 mi
- Pedestal & Statue of Sir Charles MorganCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- HSBC (formerly Midland Bank)Commercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.