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
23122
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
31/03/2000
Date of Amendment
31/03/2000
Name of Property
27-30 High Street (Consecutive and including 27a)
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Newport
Community
Stow Hill
Town
Locality
Easting
331044
Northing
188195
Street Side
E
Location
On corner with Market Street.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Development of shops with offices above, probably dating from redevelopment of High Street in 1890s.
Exterior
Group of shops with offices above. French Renaissance style. Bathstone and Pennant stone with slate mansard roof. Three storeys plus large attic dormers. Pedimented stone attic dormer (simplified at R end) encloses 2 arched windows (single window only at L end). On second floor, 2 camber-headed windows to each bay, but in 2 R hand bays. On first floor, each bay has shallow splayed bay window; modern or altered shop fronts to ground floors. At L hand, over corner entrance, No 27, has semi-circular turret, 3 windows to each floor, with conical lead roof (truncated). To each side of turret, bathstone panels set in Pennant stone facing. Market Street elevation has 2 windows to second floor, bay window on first floor.
Interior
Reason for designation
Group value with Newport Market to N, and Nos 31-33 High Street to South.
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