Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Nos. 19&20 High Street
Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
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
- 51.64173, -2.67501
- Cadw reference
- 2531
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
High Street has ascending numbers downhill on S side to Beaufort Square, then uphill from number 24 on N side
History
Probably early C19 frontage with C20 shopfronts.
Exterior
Georgian building with two separate shopfronts, accommodation space above, attached at each side. Rendered with pantile roof and narrow brick end stack. Three storeys. Three window range of cambered-headed sashes with exposed frames, 4/8 to top floor, 8/8 to first floor. C20 shopfronts.
Reason for designation
Listed as a building within the historic centre retaining character. Group value with other listed buildings in High Street and Beaufort Square.
Nearby in the register
- War MemorialCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Former Bell HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
- 13 Bank StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 11 Bank StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.