Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
9 Whitecross Street
Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 10 August 2005
- Locality
- Monmouth
- Town
- Monmouth
- Community
- Monmouth
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.81285, -2.71371
- Cadw reference
- 85177
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
On the street continuing Church Street east out of the town centre.
History
Early C18 house pair, probably c1725, with alterations including a shopfront in c1900.
Exterior
More altered than No. 7. The ground floor has a probably early C20 shopfront with side pilasters, fascia, two display windows with a recessed central door, house door on left. First floor has a 4 light oriel in place of the paired sashes, otherwise plate glass sashes.
Rear elevation has large pane sash windows.
Interior
Interior not seen at resurvey, but the ground floor has been greatly altered by being a shop and the staircase has been replaced.
Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as one of an early C18 pair of houses of definite character which is part of the important group of historic buildings near St. Mary's Church.
Nearby in the register
- Brecon HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Dresden HouseNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 5 Whitecross StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Merchant HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.