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
2201
Building Number
1
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
01/04/1974
Date of Amendment
Name of Property
1 Twyn Square
Address
1 Twyn Square
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Usk
Town
Usk
Locality
Usk
Easting
337768
Northing
200955
Street Side
E
Location
Adjoining the former United Reformed Church at the top of the Square (E), set back from the road by a wide pavement.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
C19 frontages to houses which are certainly older as shown by the steep-pitched roof with A-frame trusses and battered plinth. Twyn Square was an early market square.
Exterior
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Interior
No.5 now a shop has been refurbished with boxed in now metal beams and C20 staircase. Blocked side window with lintel to wall adjoining hotel.
Reason for designation
A range of cottages retaining historic fabric and character. Group Value with other listed structures in the square.
Group Description
Nos.1-5 Twyn Square (Odd Nos)
Terrace of three cottages, attached at right, number 1 slightly projecting. Rendered and painted; continuous deep steep-pitched slate roof with slightly swept eaves and 2 brick corniced ridge stacks. Two storeys. Each house has a 2-window upper range of 4-pane horned sashes. Ground floor: No 1 has two doorways with C20 glazed doors with intervening sash window; No 3 has doorway to right with C20 glazed door and sash window to left; No 5 has step up to segmental headed doorway to right with C20 glazed door and sash window to left. Battered base at right.
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