Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
16 Monnow Street
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
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 10 August 2005
- Locality
- Monmouth
- Town
- Monmouth
- Community
- Monmouth
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.81146, -2.71637
- Cadw reference
- 85039
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 Monmouth's principal commercial street which leads out of the town square going south-west to Monnow Bridge.
History
Early C19 front on a possibly earlier building; C20 shopfront.
Exterior
Roughcast rendered front, probably over brick, roof not visible from the street. Double depth plan with rear wing. Three storeys, one window. Recessed entrance on left, 6-panel door with 4 glazed panels. C20 door and canted shopwindow. Two-light casement on first floor, 2 x 2 pane casement on second floor. Coped parapet, tall rendered stack to right. Rear elevation not seen.
Interior
Interior not seen at resurvey.
Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as part of a good varied group of important historic buildings in the Monmouth town centre.
Nearby in the register
- Lloyds TSBDomesticunder 1 mi
- 14 Monnow StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 12 Monnow StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 20 Monnow StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.