Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Ty'r Goron (Crown House)
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
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 30 April 2004
- Locality
- Usk
- Town
- Usk
- Community
- Usk
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.70317, -2.90333
- Cadw reference
- 82791
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
On street line about 30 metres S of Bridge Street.
History
Early-to-mid C19 house said to have been built for governor of Usk Prison.
Exterior
Two storey, 3 bay house, scribed stucco, slate roofs. Central gabled pediment. First floor has, to R, 2 tripartite small-pane sashes, hornless. recessed doorway with rectangular overlight with slim pilasters to sides; C19 door with central octagonal panel, rectangular panels above and below. To L of door, horned tripartite sash window. The L bay of the house has a first floor splayed oriel with sash glazing over C20 vehicle entrance. Two windows to L gable at attic height.
Reason for designation
Mid C19 house with surviving character, and historic interest with Group Value with listed buildings opposite in Maryport Street.
Nearby in the register
- 9 Maryport StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 7 Maryport StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 5 Maryport StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 3 Maryport StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.