Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
No.31 New Market Street, and attached iron railings
Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Usk, Monmouthshire, designated on 30 April 2004.
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
- 51.70051, -2.90449
- Cadw reference
- 82773
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)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (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)
- 1913 · Sheet 102. Newport. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Towards the lower end of the E side of New Market Street, set back behind a small front garden.
History
C18 and C19 frontage.
Exterior
Townhouse with Georgian frontage with some later glazing. Pebbledash-rendered with slate roof and tall probably raised end stack. Two storeys. First floor has a 4-window range of 12-pane sashes in reveals. Ground floor has canted bays with larger-pane glazing and bracketed cornice either side of central doorway with iron- bracketed hood over 6-panelled door with glazed upper lights; former wide carriage entrance to right, reduced in height. Low wall across the frontage except to right with spike railings, stanchions with urn finials and centre gate.
Reason for designation
Included as a townhouse with Georgian frontage retaining its historic fabric and character. Group value with other listed buildings in New Market Street.
Nearby in the register
- 33 New Market StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- Wellesley House and Wellesley Coach House, and attached iron railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- 35 New Market StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 37 New Market StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.