Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Dresden House
Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, designated on 10 August 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 10 August 2005
- Locality
- Monmouth
- Town
- Monmouth
- Community
- Monmouth
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.81288, -2.71359
- Cadw reference
- 85022
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
On the street continuing Church Street east out of the town centre.
History
Mid C19 but still Georgian in character though not in detail. It is not shown on the John Wood map of 1835.
Exterior
Rendered and painted with a Welsh slate roof. Double depth plan with off-centre door. Two storeys, four windows. Ground floor has two tall plate glass sashes to left, these have stone cills and flat hoods on brackets. Six panel door with transom light and Tuscan half-column surround. To right a canted bay with 2 over 2 pane sashes flanked by 1 over 1, bracketted head. First floor windows are four plain 1 over 1 pane sashes. Eaves on large modillion brackets, low pitch roof with large centre ridge stack.
Rear elevation also rendered and painted. Plain with 3-light windows.
Interior
Interior not seen at resurvey.
Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as a mid C19 house of definite character which is part of the important group of historic buildings near St. Mary's Church.
Nearby in the register
- Merchant HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- 9 Whitecross StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Brecon HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- 5 Whitecross StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.