Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Monnow Villa
Skenfrith, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Skenfrith, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, designated on 19 March 2001.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 19 March 2001
- Locality
- Skenfrith
- Town
- Monmouth
- Community
- Skenfrith
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.87923, -2.79205
- Cadw reference
- 25044
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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)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (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)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated in the centre of Skenfrith village, facing the N side of the churchyard.
History
Built as a row of 3 cottages, probably in the late C18, but now integrated as a single dwelling, owned by the National Trust.
Exterior
A row of three stone-built cottages of late-C18 proportions, on the N side of the churchyard. Built of random rubble, the facade painted white and the left gable rendered; blue slate roof. Rectangular double-depth plan on NE-SW axis facing S, each cottage single-fronted; with a lean-to at the NE gable end, and a C20 lean-to garage at the other end. Two low storeys, a 3-window range, each cottage having the doorway to the left and one window on each floor to the right. The ground-floor openings are segmental headed, with rubble voussoirs, the doorways are protected with unusual curved metal canopies on light-weight metal brackets, and now furnished with glazed-panel doors, and the windows are all small-paned 2-light casements. There are 2 small rendered chimneys on the ridge. The lean-to at the NE end has a segmental-headed doorway with a board door. In the SW gable there is a small modern window above the lean-to garage. At the rear each cottage has a square-headed 1-light window on each floor, except the one at the SW end which has a 2-light casement at ground floor; all with glazing bars and those at ground floor with wooden lintels.
Interior
Not inspected.
Reason for designation
Included as a good village vernacular row, retaining traditional character, and forming a group with the church and other buildings at the centre of the village.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St BridgetReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Old Vicarage, with attached outbuildings at W endDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Old ShopDomesticunder 1 mi
- SarnDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.