Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
20 St. James' Street
Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 27 June 1952
- Locality
- Monmouth
- Town
- Monmouth
- Community
- Monmouth
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.81275, -2.71131
- Cadw reference
- 85062
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
Prominently sited within the linear group of historic buildings leading to St. James's Square on the east side of Monmouth and about 300m east of the town centre.
History
Probably early C19, and externally unaltered. Now converted to flats.
Exterior
This building is addressed as both No.20 and No.24, but has only one entrance and the appearance of only ever having one. Rear elevation not seen.
Interior
Interior not seen at resurvey. Recorded as having a stick baluster open-well stair. The building has been converted to flats.
Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as a probably early C19 house of definite character near Monmouth town centre.
Nearby in the register
- 18 St. James' StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 37 Whitecross StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 24 St. James' StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 35 Whitecross StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.