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
2287
Building Number
1  
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
15/08/1974  
Date of Amendment
10/08/2005  
Name of Property
1 Monkswell Road  
Address
1 Monkswell Road  

Location


Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire  
Community
Monmouth  
Town
Monmouth  
Locality
Monmouth  
Easting
350946  
Northing
213305  
Street Side
N  
Location
A residential road on the north side of the town reached off Hereford Road.  

Description


Broad Class
Domestic  
Period
 

History
Mid to late C19 terrace, said to have been built in 1869; unaltered to the front elevation. Originally named and still inscribed 'Rock Crescent'.  

Exterior
 

Interior
Interior not seen at resurvey.  

Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as part of a mid-Victorian housing development of definite character to the north of Monmouth town centre.  

Group Description
Nos. 1-9 (odd) Monkswell Road Roughly coursed red sandstone rubble, with Welsh slate roofs. Full height stucco quoins at each end of the terrace and at the kink, with stucco cill bands at first and second floors and stucco window architraves with keystones and imposts. Single fronted double depth terrace with a kink between Nos. 5 and 7. Three storeys, one window to each house. Ground floor windows are pairs of single pane double hung sashes in arched openings. Matching doorways with plain fanlights and 4-panel doors. Windows above are all tripartite plate glass sashes, but the upper floor ones are less tall. Bracketted eaves, low pitch roof with four ridge stacks to terrace. Spiked and looped iron railings on dwarf red brick walls with stone corner and gateposts. Blind gable walls to terrace, some alterations to rear elevation.  

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