Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Old Toll House (Dixton Gate Turnpike)
Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 16 July 1973
- Locality
- Monmouth
- Town
- Monmouth
- Community
- Monmouth
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.81351, -2.71001
- Cadw reference
- 2315
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
On the historic north and east entry to the town, but now a cul-de-sac.
History
Early C19 toll house, which has been little altered externally. It must have been replaced by the one in Dixton Road (qv) after the new road was laid out in 1837.
Exterior
Roughcast render and painted, probably over brick, with a Welsh slate roof. Half octagonal centre range with small flanking wings. Two storeys, three bay projecting entrance front. Pediment shaped hood over central doorway with plain replacement door. Window in each face, 6 over 6 pane sash below and 3 over 6 above. Single storey wing to either side, each with one ground floor window, blind recesses above and on the outside. Roof hipped to front of centre, hidden behind parapets to left and right, tall stack in angle between projecting front and left wing. Rear elevation not seen.
Interior
Interior not seen at resurvey.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as an early C19 turnpike toll-house which has retained its character.
Nearby in the register
- 7 Old Dixton RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
- 5 Old Dixton RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
- 3 Old Dixton RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
- 1 Old Dixton RoadDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.