Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Western Villa, including attached railings
Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, designated on 1 November 1974.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 1 November 1974
- Locality
- Abergavenny
- Town
- Abergavenny
- Community
- Abergavenny
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.82461, -3.02364
- Cadw reference
- 2387
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)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Prominently located at the junction between Brecon Road and Merthyr Road.
History
Early C19 house, probably c1840 and embellished in the Tudor style popular at that time. It is not shown on Wood's Map of 1834.
Exterior
Stucco faced house with a natural slate roof. Double depth central entry plan with service wing to left rear. Two storeys, three windows. The upper windows have timber Tudor style mullions with two main lights in each case, 4 over 4 pane sashes, Tudor heads to the upper lights. Left lower window is similar, but with timber transom and hoodmould. At the right side a bay window also in the Tudor Gothic style, transom window with 6 over 9 panes in the centre and 4 over 6 panes in the side lights, slated roof. Tudor style door with 4-centred head, 6-panels and a rustic Tudor style timber porch with tented roof. Low pitch roof with projecting eaves and a large red brick stack on either gable, gables with wavy bargeboards and spike finials. External appearance is deteriorating at time of survey.
Modern full-height brick garage in neo-Georgian style attached at an angle to right side.
Iron railings, gates and lamp overthrow all complete. Rear wing has one additional bay with plain 6 over 6 pane sash on either floor.
Rear elevation not inspected.
Interior
Interior not inspected at resurvey.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as part of a group of small scale early C19 housing around the junction with Merthyr Road.
Nearby in the register
- House, including attached railingsNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- House, including attached railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- House, including attached railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- House, including garden walls and railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.