Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
11 Park Square
Stow Hill, Newport, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 2 May 1980
- Community
- Stow Hill
- Unitary authority
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.58347, -2.99633
- Cadw reference
- 3032
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
At W end of square; facing E.
History
House of earlier C19; probably from 1840s. Under conversion to offices at time of inspection.
Exterior
Two storey, 3 window house. Classical style with some Grecian details. Bathstone front with slightly advanced central bay. Cornice with very shallow Grecian pediment; end pilasters. Twelve pane sash windows to first floor. Central Doric porch with splayed bay window to each side. Sides and rear stucco.
Reason for designation
Well-preserved early C19 classical villa in what was once Newport's prime residential Square. Group value with Nos 9 & 10 to S.
Nearby in the register
- Electricity Transformer at Park SquareIndustrialunder 1 mi
- 9 &10 Park SquareDomesticunder 1 mi
- 13 Victoria PlaceDomesticunder 1 mi
- 14 Victoria Place, including attached railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.