Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
2184
Building Number
1
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
01/04/1974
Date of Amendment
30/04/2004
Name of Property
The Three Salmons Hotel
Address
1 Porthycarne Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Usk
Town
Usk
Locality
Usk
Easting
337654
Northing
200925
Street Side
W
Location
A central situation within the town, in a corner position with frontage onto Porthycarne Street and long side elevation to Bridge Street.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Mid C19 appearance though with earlier fabric. Tithe map of 1846 shows much the same plan as at present; Coxe's map of 1800 shows a different shaped building on the site, with main range to Bridge Street. Some early C20 interior refurbishment with quarry glazing, panelling, swing doors etc.
Exterior
Hotel with classical detailing. Of black and white painted stucco with steep-pitched slate roof with overhanging eaves to gable end, incorporating a roof dormer; tall rendered cross ridge stacks with painted decorative bracketed cornices at left. A long and asymmetrical frontage articulated with raised and painted platbands, narrow Tuscan pilasters, some double, wider end pilasters, painted eared architraves and keystones to openings and plinth. Windows are mostly sashes, mostly 12-pane. Two storeys and attic and cellar. At centre a narrow projecting porch bay rises to a decorative gabled half dormer; below is the ground floor segmental arched entrance with raised lettering above and recessed door with overlight. To left a 2-window range of sashes to each floor. To right paired 8-pane sashes under eaves above a canted ground floor bay window; end unit at right with windows at a different level has a similar bay window and smaller sashes, one adjacent and three above, two of which are paired. Side elevation has a gable end of 3 storeys, a 2-window range of similar sashes, painted surrounds and bands; the two first floor windows have heavier hoodmoulds and stops; round-arched ground floor window. Attached is a cross wing with frontage to Bridge Street, a 2-window range of wide sashes to first floor, smaller casements to ground floor; roof dormers.
Interior
Main function rooms are on first floor. The Apprentice Room retains fireplace with paterae, the Bridge Bar has a carved wooden fireplace with caryatids, the Lantern Room has a billet-moulded cornice and central roof lantern. In the room now used as restaurant is an altered fireplace but with chamfered stone sides.
Reason for designation
Earlier C19 hotel retaiing character and detailing. Group Value with adjcent listed buildings.
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