Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Former Head Post Office
Stow Hill, Newport, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Communications
- Date of designation
- 14 February 1985
- Community
- Stow Hill
- Unitary authority
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.58991, -2.99699
- Cadw reference
- 3074
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 large site between Newport Station and Newport Bridge.
History
Built as Head Post Office 1907-1908, by J Rutherford, architect, for Office of Works. Incorporated into very large commercial development 1999.
Exterior
Red brick with Portland stone dressings. English Baroque style. Large 3 storey and attic 7 bay facade with advanced outer bays under open segmental pediments enclosing royal arms, banded giant pilasters. Centre bays with giant ionic order supporting dentil cornice with pulvinated frieze; balustrading with modern mansard behind. Large round-headed and key blocked windows to second floor, tripartite windows with advanced centre pediments, pulvinated friezes and half-columns to first floor. Outer bays with narrow pedimented and key blocked surrounds at second floor; cornices and key blocks at first floor. Fixed glazing with small panes to top floor, sash glazing elsewhere. Plain band over ashlar ground floor, linked key blocks to Gibbs style surrounds (paired windows) and to arched frames over entrances in outer bays. Pedimented doorpiece with key block, blocked columns, side lights (fanlight to L).
To R, single return bay in similar style (glazed in to modern block, but facing former Thomas Street). Blue plaque commemorating " John Frost (1784-1877), Chartist - Mayor of Newport 1836-42, born Thomas Street".
Very large attached modern blocks to sides and rear not included.
Reason for designation
Included for the contribution of its good early C20 facade to High Street. The very large modern attached blocks are not included.
Nearby in the register
- Market Arcade, including entrance blocks in Market Street & High StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- Ye Olde Murenger House PHCommercialunder 1 mi
- Former Tredegar Arms Hotel and Lloyd's Bank (Yates's)Commercialunder 1 mi
- 46-47 High StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.