Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
HSBC
Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 10 August 2005
- Locality
- Monmouth
- Town
- Monmouth
- Community
- Monmouth
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.81200, -2.71592
- Cadw reference
- 85023
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
In the town square in the centre of Monmouth.
History
c1900 and externally little altered. This building was designed as a bank.
Exterior
Built of red brick in Flemish bond, with Portland stone dressings, plain tiled roof. Double depth plan, Flemish C17 style. One storey and attic with three bays. The ground floor has a plinth with indications of a basement. Arched treatment with pilasters between. Two altered windows to left standing on cill band; doorway to right with architrave surround and shell tympanum; keyed heads. Cornice carries parapet with central window in pedimented aedicule supported by large scrolls, casement window. Mansard roof with tall brick stack to right. Rear elevation not seen.
Interior
The ground floor is now all late C20 in planning and detail. Upper floor not seen at resurvey (July 2004).
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a well designed example of a c1900 commercial building in the Monmouth town centre.
Nearby in the register
- 11 Agincourt SquareCommercialunder 1 mi
- 13 Agincourt SquareCommercialunder 1 mi
- 14 Agincourt SquareCommercialunder 1 mi
- 1 Monnow StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.