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
24943
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
28/02/2001
Date of Amendment
28/02/2001
Name of Property
Clearwater House
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Trellech United
Town
Monmouth
Locality
Whitebrook
Easting
353065
Northing
206782
Street Side
Location
On the north side of the Whitebrook valley road and about 450m west of the Church of the Holy Trinity.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
This house dates probably from the late C18 and was built as the manager's house of the adjacent Clearwater Mill (now ruins). This mill was built c1760, it was the first paper mill in the Whitebrook valley and was worked for over a hundred years. It was clearly a prosperous concern when this house was built but despite extensive improvements, with the introduction of steam power and continuous paper making in the 1860s, the mill had closed by 1875. The most significanrt alteration to the house since is the introduction of the two large tripartite windows in c1975.
Exterior
The house is wholly rendered, probably over local rubble stone and has a Welsh slate roof. It is a central entry double depth plan house with a service wing at the rear. Two storeys and garret to the front range and two storeys only to the service wing. The main elevation is of three bays with a central 6-panel door with a guilloche mould architrave, and a Regency timber porch with tented lead roof. This is flanked on the left by a late C20 tripartite sash window with 6 over 6 panes flanked by 2 over 2, and on the right by a 6 over 6 pane sash without horns. The upper floor has another tripartite window to the left and two other 6 over 6 sashes to the centre and right, these have horns. The right hand gable has a window to each of the rear rooms. The left hand gable has two windows 2 + 2 casements on the attic floor. Projecting late C20 conservatory on the ground floor. Rear wing two storeys only, two windows, one a 6 over 6 sash, other windows later.
Interior
The entrance door leads to a straight flight stair with stick balusters, this rises to the attic. Main reception rooms flank this to the front, these retain some Georgian features. The hall goes through to the service wing with stone paved floor and modernised kitchen. Upper floors not seen at time of resurvey.
Reason for designation
Included as a late C18 house having an historical connection with the Whitebrook valley paper industry.
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