Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Wye House
Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, designated on 24 March 1975.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 24 March 1975
- Locality
- Chepstow
- Town
- Chepstow
- Community
- Chepstow
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.64492, -2.67007
- Cadw reference
- 2481
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)
- 1897 · 250 Chepstow (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1905 · 250 Chepstow (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On a corner site with frontages to St Ann's Street and The Back.
History
Late C18.
Exterior
Large plain Georgian house now divided into flats, attached to separately listed warehouse in The Back, attached also to house in St Ann's Street . Rendered walls; slate roof, continuous with Wye House, and brick lateral stack. Wider frontage to St Ann's Street has a 3-window range of 6-pane horned sashes in exposed frames; central doorway with pedimented doorcase and side pilasters, flanked by tripartite sashes. The Back elevation has two 2nd floor windows, one to first and ground floors with similar doorway at right.
Reason for designation
Listed as a Georgian house, an integral part of the quay complex. Stuart House, the warehouse and Wye House form a continuous group.
Nearby in the register
- Warehouse adjoining N Wye HouseCommercialunder 1 mi
- Silverpill LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Stuart House and attached former warehouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Lord Nelson HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.