Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Railings and Gate of No.17 (Police Station) fronting Chippenham
Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
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
- 51.81036, -2.71413
- Cadw reference
- 85225
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
Situated to rear of the Police Station's garden and fronting the Chippenham public park. Contiguous with railings &c at the Henry Burton Court almshouses.
History
The railings would appear to be early/mid C19 and contemporary with the house, but the gate incorporated into the railings is of a prison type and perhaps comes from the now demolished cell-block of the Police Station. Alternatively it could come from the now demolished County Prison on the Hereford Road and was put in when this house became the Police Station in c1888.
Exterior
Tall wrought iron railing about 2.5m in height running across the rear of the garden facing Chippenham. They include in the centre a barred gate of cell type with heavy lock, vase finials above.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as an adjunct to a handsome early C19 house with strong group value.
Nearby in the register
- Henry Burton CourtDomesticunder 1 mi
- Wall, Railings, Gatepiers and Gates of Henry Burton CourtNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Henry Burton CourtNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Henry Burton CourtNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.