Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
21 St. James' Square
Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, designated on 15 August 1974.
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
- 51.81286, -2.71084
- Cadw reference
- 2338
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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV.Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. a. England ab sich: Shire:15-17, 33 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · 233 Monmouth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Prominently sited within the linear group of historic buildings leading to St. James's Square on the east side of Monmouth and about 300m east of the town centre.
History
Early C19 with minor alterations since.
Exterior
Rendered and painted elevation with band at first floor and Welsh slate roof with red brick stack. Single fronted double depth house with entry to right. Three storeys, one window bay only. Projecting bay window on ground floor, probably a later C19 alteration, tripartite plate glass sash with head on brackets. Doorway to right hand, 4-panel door and flat hood with pendants. First floor window is a 10 over 10 pane sash, second floor one a 3 over 3. Low pitch roof with stack on left gable. Rear elevation not seen.
Interior
Interior not seen at resurvey.
Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as an early C19 house of definite character near Monmouth town centre.
Nearby in the register
- 22 St. James' SquareNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 19 St. James' StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ebberley HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- 17 St. James' StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.