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181 Commercial Road

Pillgwenlly, Newport, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Pillgwenlly, Newport, designated on 2 May 1980.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of 181 Commercial Road, Pillgwenlly, Newport, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Domestic
Date of designation
2 May 1980
Locality
Pillgwenlly
Town
Newport
Community
Pillgwenlly
Unitary authority
Newport
Country
Wales
Coordinates
51.58084, -2.99146
Cadw reference
3009

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1906 · 249 Newport (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1913 · Sheet 102. Newport. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Location

Located on the W side of Commercial Road to the North of the junction with Alma Street.

Exterior

Semi-detached, mid C19 two storey house. Rendered elevations, slated roof, hipped on right hand side. Central door with rectangular fanlight, flanked by twelve-paned sashes with horns. Three matching windows to first floor. Part, mid C19 railings and dwarf wall to street frontage.

Reason for designation

Listed grade II for group value with Nos.182-183.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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