Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
41-43 High Street
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
- 51.58868, -2.99732
- Cadw reference
- 23120
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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
Opposite High Street entrance to Newport Market.
History
1892-1893, by Habershon & Fawckner, architects, of Newport and London, whose offices were at No 41 at turn of the century. Part of a large scale redevelopment of upper High Street in 1890s, including Newport Arcade.
Exterior
Group of 3 shops with offices above. French Renaissance style. Bathstone with slate mansard roof. Three storeys plus attic. Pedimented stone attic dormer (semi-circular to No 43) encloses 2 windows. On second floor, three arched windows to each. On first floor, each has shallow splayed window, with balustrade over; balustrading also between bay windows, above modern shop fronts to ground floors.
Reason for designation
Included as part of ambitious large scale redevelopment of upper High Street in 1890s, Group value with Newport Arcade.
Nearby in the register
- Newport ArcadeCommercialunder 1 mi
- 46-47 High StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 27-30 High Street (Consecutive and including 27a)Commercialunder 1 mi
- 34&35 High StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.