Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
2 and 3 Hardwick Hill
Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, designated on 12 November 2002.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 12 November 2002
- Locality
- Chepstow
- Town
- Chepstow
- Community
- Chepstow
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.63779, -2.68050
- Cadw reference
- 27119
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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
Number 2 is attached to the side of Oakfield House facing the main road, number 3 is at right angles but shares a side frontage with number 2.
History
Early - mid C19, part of the development of the area following the establishing of the new road leading W out of Chepstow. Believed to have originally been one house. Evidence of a former water collection cistern arrangement shared with number 4.
Exterior
Part of a complex of 4 attached houses, these two sharing the main N-facing elevation, stepped down from the side bay of Hardwick Hill House, with the entrance to number 3 facing W. Rendered and painted with Welsh slate roof behind moulded eaves cornice; rendered narrow stacks. Three storeys. Facing the road (N) is a 3-window range of sashes, 9-pane to top floor and 12-pane below, in reveals and with narrow glazing bars; 2 windows to number 2 and one to number 3. Ground floor entrance to number 2 at centre is up steps and has a decorative trellis canopied porch; doorway with 6-panelled door, architraves, consoles, rectangular overlight with radial glazing; plate glass canted bay to left. Uphill-facing elevation (W), the front of number 3, has a similar main 2-window range with additional small rectangular central staircase lights. Central doorway with reeded architrave, fanlight with radial glazing and 6-panelled door.
Interior
Interior believed to retain wood furnishings, eg shutters, panelled reveals, 6-panelled doors.
Reason for designation
Listed as a Georgian house, part of a group. Group value with others in the group.
Nearby in the register
- StrathedenDomesticunder 1 mi
- Hardwick Hill HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lower HardwickDomesticunder 1 mi
- High TreesCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.