Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Wall, Gatepiers, Gates and Railings of the Arts Centre
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
- Education
- Date of designation
- 10 August 2005
- Locality
- Monmouth
- Town
- Monmouth
- Community
- Monmouth
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.81344, -2.71253
- Cadw reference
- 85236
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
At the entrance to the old Institute in the principal north-south street on the east side of Monmouth centre.
History
Probably contemporary with the building of the Working Mens' Free Institute and thus c1868 and designed by Benjamin Lawrence of Newport.
Exterior
Red sandstone with Forest of Dean stone dressings, wrought iron. Dwarf stone wall in squared coursed rock-faced rubble with a dressed coping and topped by decrorative railings. Cylindrical gatepiers on moulded square bases, stiff-leaf caps with conical tops, decorative wrought iron gates.
Reason for designation
Included as a decorative addition to a High Victorian building of definite quality also having group value with the other historic buildings in Monk Street.
Nearby in the register
- Art Gallery and Shop (former Working Men's Free Institute)Commercialunder 1 mi
- Monmouth Baptist ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Whitecross House, including No 1 Powell Court and attached front railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- 3 Monk StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.