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
23121
Building Number
46-47
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
31/03/2000
Date of Amendment
31/03/2000
Name of Property
46-47 High Street
Address
46-47 High Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Newport
Community
Stow Hill
Town
Locality
Easting
330998
Northing
188261
Street Side
W
Location
Almost opposite Market Street.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
1894-1895, by Habershon & Fawckner, architects, of Newport and London. Part of a large scale redevelopment of upper High Street in 1890s, including Newport Arcade.
Exterior
Pair of shops with offices above. French Renaissance style. Bathstone with slate mansard roof. Three storeys plus attic. Stone attic dormer to each enclosing single window. On second floor, large arched window to each; keystone; medallions in spandrels. On first floor, each has shallow splayed window, with balustrade over; balustading also between bay windows, above modern shop fronts to ground floors.
Interior
Reason for designation
Part of ambitious large scale redevelopment of upper High Street in 1890s, group value with Newport Arcade.
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