Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Presbytery at Catholic Church of St Mary
Stow Hill, Newport, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 31 March 2000
- Community
- Stow Hill
- Unitary authority
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.58691, -2.99668
- Cadw reference
- 23130
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
To S (right) of front of church.
History
Presbytery of 1905/6 by F R Bates, architect, of Newport.
Exterior
Two and three storeys. Pennant stone in low courses; bathstone dressings; slate roof, yellow brick chimneys. Central entrance through Gothic archway in broad splayed bay; Gothic window to each side. On first floor, central Gothic niche with statue is flanked by paired sash windows. To L, 2-storey splayed bay window with panelling between floors. To R of centre, three storey splayed bay with Gable, similar to L bay. Plain rendered elevation to R.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with St Mary’s RC Church.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- St Mary's Catholic Infant School (St Mary's Institute)Educationunder 1 mi
- Zanzibar ClubReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- WildingsCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.