Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
22 Maryport Street
Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 30 April 2004
- Locality
- Usk
- Town
- Usk
- Community
- Usk
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.70184, -2.90268
- Cadw reference
- 82726
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 the top end of the upper W range of Maryport Street, adjacent to the Old Grammar School and the first of the domestic range opening onto the flagged and cobbled pavement.
Exterior
"Nos.20 & 22 Maryport Street (Even Nos)
Pair of Georgian fronted cottages, attached at one side. Rendered and painted, signs of scoring at side: slate roof with brick end stacks, notably of shallower pitch than adjacent No 24. Each cottage has a single window range with blind central window above the paired doorways, both with upper sliding sashes and recessed part glazed doors, C20, but in original surrounds. To ground floor, No 20 has a shallow canted bay with pitched roof and 6-pane horned sash, No 22 has a 12-paned horned sash."
Reason for designation
Listed as a pair of Georgian-fronted cottages, part of the Maryport Street range. Group value with other nearby listed buildings in the street.
Nearby in the register
- 24 Maryport StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 20 Maryport StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- Wood Cutter's CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Old Grammar School and attached iron railingsInstitutionalunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.