Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Apria Gir
Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 15 August 1974
- Locality
- Monmouth
- Town
- Monmouth
- Community
- Monmouth
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.81299, -2.71146
- Cadw reference
- 2329
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 street continuing Church Street east out of the town centre.
History
Probably C18 and re-windowed in c1900.
Exterior
Roughcast rendered and painted over rubblestone with a Welsh slate roof and red brick stacks. Double depth central entry plan. Three storeys, three windows, Two band courses at floor levels. The ground floor has a porch with slim cast iron columns (probably drainpipes), 6-panel door; c1900 canted bay on right with plate glass sashes. Windows above and to the left are all plate glass sashes, smaller at second floor. Steeply pitched roof with external stack with offsets at either gable.
The rear elevation is in only two storeys with a very steeply pitched roof to the main ridge.
Interior
The interior has been greatly altered and no features of importance were noted at inspection. Central narrow stair (altered) plan with six small main rooms.
Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as a probably C18 house of definite character which is part of an important group of historic buildings.
Nearby in the register
- 35 Whitecross StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 1 St. James's MewsIndustrialunder 1 mi
- 37 Whitecross StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- War MemorialCommemorativeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.