Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
13 Cross Street
Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 1 November 1974
- Locality
- Abergavenny
- Town
- Abergavenny
- Community
- Abergavenny
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.82139, -3.01770
- Cadw reference
- 2400
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
Situated on the main commercial street which runs from south-east to north-west across Abergavenny.
History
Early C19, with a late C20 shopfront which has been added since listing in 1974. This is shown as the Stamp Office in an early/mid C19 print of Cross Street.
Exterior
Rendered and painted front framed by quoin pilasters and pediment, natural slate roof. Double depth central entry plan. Two storeys and attic, two windows. The shopfront has display windows flanking a central door with a deep fascia above. First floor has 6 over 6 pane sashes in moulded architraves
Pediment has dentils and an arched lunette window with Gothic style glazing. Plain low pitch roof with stack on the right hand wall.
Rear elevation not inspected.
Interior
Interior not seen at resurvey. The ground floor has been altered in the C20.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a well preserved early C19 frontage retaining its character, which has strong group value with the other historic buildings in the centre of Abergavenny.
Nearby in the register
- 14 Cross StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 11A Cross StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 11 Cross StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 10 Cross StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.