Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Marlborough House including forecourt railings and gate
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
- 51.64229, -2.67948
- Cadw reference
- 2602
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
In the middle of the listed range of 5 buildings, stepped forward from Castledale and York House.
History
Mid C19.
Exterior
Small detached Georgian house, now offices. Walls of joint-lined roughcast; shallow pitched hipped slate roof with boarded overhanging eaves. Two storeys and basement. Two-window range of horned 12-pane sashes in reveals with narrow glazing bars, 9-pane to basement. Door with flat surround in middle of side elevation. Forecourt railings and gate have spear finials, plain gatepiers. Steps up to right and down to left.
Interior
Interior converted to offices. Staircase with stick balusters rises from side doorway with rooms each side. Some rooms retain shutters and panelled reveals. 4-panelled doors.
Reason for designation
Listed as a late Georgian townhouse. Group value with other listed buildings in this range.
Nearby in the register
- The Moat House including forecourt railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- Castledale and York House including forecourt railings and gatesDomesticunder 1 mi
- Meridale including forecourt railings and gateDomesticunder 1 mi
- FairlightDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.