Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Former Tredegar Arms Hotel and Lloyd's Bank (Yates's)
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
- 51.58950, -2.99780
- Cadw reference
- 23138
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 large convex site forming whole SW side of Station Approach. The block consists of 1-3 Station Approach , and 55 High Street.
History
Large commercial development, formerly Tredegar Arms Hotel; and bank. Dated 1926. By Griggs, Vaughan, & Percy R Fry, architects; John Jenkins Ltd, contractors.
Exterior
Interwar Classical style. Four storeys; bathstone (first floor channelled) with Portland stone ground floor. From L (High Street) end, a block of 5 windows turning into Station Approach. Alternating bays have pedimented window with balcony at 2nd floor level. Then block of 5 bays articulated by Ionic columns spanning 2nd and 3rd floors. Then bay with pedimentrd window at 2nd floor level as before. Then block of 5 bays with ionic columns as before but convex, turning into Cambrian Road. Finally, section of 5 windows, with end bays having pedimented 2nd floor windows as before. Ground floor with heavy blocking to openings with influence of ancient Near-East.
Reason for designation
Ambitious commercial block in interwar classical style, on important town centre site.
Nearby in the register
- Ye Olde Murenger House PHCommercialunder 1 mi
- 46-47 High StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- Former Head Post OfficeCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- Newport ArcadeCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.