Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
8 St. Mary's 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
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 10 August 2005
- Locality
- Monmouth
- Town
- Monmouth
- Community
- Monmouth
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.81255, -2.71372
- Cadw reference
- 85169
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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
Part of a group in the important residential street leading south-east from the parish church.
History
Early C19, with some alteration to detail since. It may have been built together with No. 6 adjoining (qv) but has differences of detail.
Exterior
Rendered and painted front, Welsh slate roof. Double depth plan. Three storeys, three windows to whole 2 : 1. The ground floor has a paired sash to left with 2 over 2 pane sashes, two part glazed doors in the centre and 6 over 6 pane sash to right. First floor has 2 over 2 pane sashes to left and 6 over 6 to right. Upper floor has two 2 + 2 pane casements to left and C20 steel casement to right. Modestly pitched roof with brick gable stacks. Rear elevation not seen.
Interior
Interior not seen at resurvey.
Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as an early C19 house of definite character in the Monmouth town centre.
Nearby in the register
- 6 St. Mary's StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Malt House Coffee ShopIndustrialunder 1 mi
- 9 St. Mary's StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 3 Whitecross StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.