Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
28&28a
Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 24 March 1975
- Locality
- Chepstow
- Town
- Chepstow
- Community
- Chepstow
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.64135, -2.67604
- Cadw reference
- 2536
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 from number 24 uphill on N side.
History
Probably C18 refronted early C19.
Exterior
Georgian frontage. Shop with accommodation space above, attached at each side. Scored render with pantile roof; centre cross-ridge and end brick stacks. Three storeys, 3- window range of sashes in reveals: 6/6-pane to top floor; first floor has two similar and at left a tripartite window. Good earlier C20 shop fronts to ground floor incorporating some curved glass, overlights and terrazzo floor to left and decorative frieze to right; deep fascias with side pilasters and end finials. Attached to right with High Street frontage a formerly separate unit of brick with canted bay window to two upper floors at left, single window to right, plate glass sashes with rendered and painted surroounds, segmental-arched heads to top storey under a deep stepped cornice with terracotta mouldings. Rear elevation to Bank Street retains 2 sashes.
Interior
Ground floor interior reveals two separate units, stepped down to right. Retains high chamfered and stopped beams parallel to frontage and one cross beam, not wholly visible.
Reason for designation
Listed as a building within the historic centre retaining its basically Georgian character. Numbers 23 to 28 form a continuous group. Group value with other listed buildings in High Street and Bank Street.
Nearby in the register
- 27 High StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 29 High StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 26&26aCommercialunder 1 mi
- 5 Bank StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.