Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Central Chambers (Former Gas Showrooms)
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
- 51.58768, -2.99704
- Cadw reference
- 23124
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
To S of Bank (HSBC); numbered 4,6,8 Stow Hill.
History
Late C19 style commercial development with offices over ground floor shops.
Exterior
Italianate style. Three storeys; brick with pale stone dressings. Eight windows at second floor level, outer bays defined by quoins. Second floor windows have architraves with cornices; horned sash glazing. On first floor, from L, window with segmental pediment, tripartite window with central pediment, 2 centre bays with windows with segmental pediments, tripartite window as before, window with segmental pediment. On ground floor, outer bays have doorways with pediments over elliptical openings with half-glazed doors.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with adjacent listed buildings.
Nearby in the register
- HSBC (formerly Midland Bank)Commercialunder 1 mi
- Westgate HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
- Pedestal & Statue of Sir Charles MorganCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Lamb PHCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.