Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
30 Monmouth Road
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
- 51.81636, -3.01227
- Cadw reference
- 86869
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
One of a varied group of villas and small houses on the main access route into Abergavenny from the south and east and about 5-600m from the town centre.
History
Large Italianate villa built in c1850 and given a major refurbishment in 2005.
Exterior
The elevations are all painted stucco with some stone dressings, while others may have been painted over, Welsh slate roof and rendered stacks. Square villa with entrance tower and gabled stair wing behind. Italianate villa style, Two storeys, with three to the tower.
The east elevation (to garden and road) has a symmetrical 3-bay front with the centre segmental bay projecting forward. This has three French casements with keyed architrave surrounds below and three 4 over 4 pane sashes above, also with raised surrounds and keyed heads. The bay is framed by pilasters which rise to support a broken pediment. To the left is a tripartite window with French casement and sidelights, all with transoms, in a raised frame. Band between floors, quoin pilaster, eaves band. The upper floor window is a paired sash with a raised surround and keyed arched head, panelled apron which has a projecting cill on brackets. Timber eaves, hipped roof. This bay is repeated to the right of the centre, but this wing, although apparently part of the original design has been much rebuilt in 2005. Terrace balustrade with vases along the front.
Main door in tower to left and behind. Quoin pilasters, rusticated ground floor. Arched panelled door with fanlight, paired sash on first floor, triple one on second floor. Storey bands, timber eaves, pyramid roof.
Rear elevation has main block of three bays, 6 over 6 pane sashes on each floor, altered back door on ground floor to right and 4-light ached headed stair window above. This bay is pedimented and set slightly forward, oculus in pediment.
Additional window bay set back to left, this has been extensively refurbished in 2005.
Interior
Interior not inspected at resurvey.
Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as a mid C19 classical villa of handsome appearance, which has retained its definite character.
Nearby in the register
- 34 Monmouth RoadNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 36 Monmouth RoadNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Ingleside, including garden walls, gatepiers and railingsNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Bella Vista, including garden walls, gatepiers and railingsNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.