Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
House, including garden walls with terracotta dressings and ball finials
Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 10 November 2005
- Locality
- Abergavenny
- Town
- Abergavenny
- Community
- Abergavenny
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.81915, -3.01289
- Cadw reference
- 86793
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 a west facing slope at the south end of the town.
History
Very early C20, perhaps 1905-10, still very much in the character of a late Victorian villa pair. Built as part of the development of Fosterville Crescent by Edwin Foster, architect and Thomas Foster, building contractor, who owned the land.
Exterior
This house has slightly changed fenestration and retains a tall chimney.
Rear elevation not inspected.
Interior
Interior not seen at resurvey.
Reason for designation
Included as part of a specially interesting c1900 housing development of definite character designed and built by the Fosters, a local family of architect and builder.
Nearby in the register
- House, including garden walls with terracotta dressings and ball finialsDomesticunder 1 mi
- Asthal House, including garden steps, gates and walls with terracotta dressingsNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- House, including garden walls with terracotta dressings and pinecone finialsNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- House, including garden walls with terracotta dressings and pinecone finialsNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.