Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
14 Monnow Street
Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, designated on 22 April 2003.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 22 April 2003
- Locality
- Monmouth
- Town
- Monmouth
- Community
- Monmouth
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.81150, -2.71631
- Cadw reference
- 80878
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
- 1896 · 233 Monmouth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Near the corner with St John's Street. On Monmouth's principal commercial street which leads out of the town square going south-west to Monnow Bridge.
History
An early C19, possibly 1826, late Georgian building with high quality late Victorian or Edwardian shopfront. Formerly the Home and Colonial Tea Stores. The deeds are dated 1826.
Exterior
Street front of scribed render with raised surrounds to windows, slate roof. Double depth plan. Three storeys, two window above full width shopfront. The ground floor has a fine late Victorian or Edwardian shopfront; deep fascia board (sunblind over) flanked by brackets; doorway recessed to left, splayed window adjacent to door, main window faces street; stallriser has incised and gilded lettering 'The Home and Colonial Tea Stores'. The windows above are sashes; on first floor there are two 9-pane hornless sashes (6 panes over 3), though the bottom row of panes may be hidden by the shop fascia. On the top floor there are two 3 over 3 pane hornless sash windows. Low pitch roof largely hidden from the street. Rear elevation not seen.
Interior
Interior not seen at resurvey.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a late Georgian building with intact character and a fine late Victorian shopfront and as an important historic building in the Monmouth town centre.
Nearby in the register
- 12 Monnow StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 16 Monnow StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- Lloyds TSBDomesticunder 1 mi
- Coach House Restaurant (former stables)Domesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.