Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
No 30 including attached railings
Caerleon, Newport, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 11 July 1951
- Locality
- Caerleon
- Town
- Newport
- Community
- Caerleon
- Unitary authority
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.60941, -2.95369
- Cadw reference
- 2977
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
On the south side of the Market Place at the centre of Caerleon.
History
A probably mid C18 house which was re-windowed in the Victorian period..
Exterior
The house is faced in stucco, presumably over local rubble stone and has a Welsh slate roof with ridge tiles and red brick stacks, Two storeys and attic, central entrance plan. Good doorcase with fluted pilasters, open pediment on brackets and radiating fanlight, fielded 6-panel door. This is flanked by tripartite sashes with 1 over 1 flanking 2 over 2 panes. The upper floor has three windows, tripartite ones as before flanking a narrow 2 over 2 pane sash. Moulded timber cornice and parapet, roof with two pedimented dormers, 3-light windows with pediments on brackets, heightened red brick stacks to each gable. Late C19 wrought iron railings with alternate spears and loops are attached to the front. Rear elevation not seen.
Interior
Not inspected at time of resurvey.
Reason for designation
Included as a probably mid C18 house retaining significant historic character and having strong group value with the surrounding historic buildings in the centre of Caerleon.
Nearby in the register
- 29 High StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Post OfficeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call-box outside the Post OfficeCommunicationsunder 1 mi
- Letter Box outside the Post OfficeCommunicationsunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.