Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Hame
Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 27 June 1952
- Locality
- Monmouth
- Town
- Monmouth
- Community
- Monmouth
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.81260, -2.71144
- Cadw reference
- 2343
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
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 and said to have been the coach house of No. 18 adjoining. If so the windows will have been inserted into the coach house doors.
Exterior
Stucco and painted with a Welsh slate roof. Double depth central entry plan. Two storey, three bay front within four plain giant Doric pilasters. Door-way with pediment on scroll brackets, and six panel door, glazed at the top. This is flanked by tripartite sashes in recesses, the window on left was bricked up at the time of the previous list description. Upper windows are 6 over 6 sashes with marginal glazing. Roof hipped to left, with tall brick stack on left wall, and one on ridge to right. Left return wall has late C20 2-light window. 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
- Gatepiers, Gates and Railings of Wesleyan Methodist ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- 18 St. James' StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 16 St. James' StreetEducationunder 1 mi
- 20 St. James' StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.