Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
5 St. John Street
Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 15 August 1974
- Locality
- Monmouth
- Town
- Monmouth
- Community
- Monmouth
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.81129, -2.71532
- Cadw reference
- 85136
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 a narrow street joining Monnow Street and Glendower Street.
History
Early C19 terrace of four houses.
Exterior
Roughcast rendered and painted, probably over brick, with natural slate roof largely hidden behind parapet. Narrow double depth plan. Two storeys, four windows and four doors on ground floor W : D : D : W : W : D : D : W, six windows above. Plain 4-panel doors in elliptical arched openings. Sash windows with 6 over 6 panes and stone cills. Painted plinth, band over first floor below eaves. Shared stacks on ridge.
Rear elevation not seen.
Interior
Interior planning is unusual in that two of the houses have two upper floor windows and two have one.
Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as a probably early C19 terrace of well preserved small houses in the Monmouth town centre.
Nearby in the register
- 6 St. John StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 4 St. John StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 7 St. John StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 3 St. John StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.