Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
15 Market Street
Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 7 February 1973
- Locality
- Abergavenny
- Town
- Abergavenny
- Community
- Abergavenny
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.82218, -3.01810
- Cadw reference
- 86878
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
Part of the group of historic buildings near the Town Hall in the main commercial centre of Abergavenny.
History
Probably C17 in origin but very much rebuilt mainly in the C19 and again post 1962.
Exterior
Rear elevation not inspected.
Interior
Interior not inspected at resurvey except for the ground floor shop which has few visible historic features.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a row of C16/C17 town shops with the raised pavement and covered access characteristic of West Country town building.
Nearby in the register
- 17 Market StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 13 Market StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 19 Market StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 11 Market StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.