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
2516
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
24/03/1975
Date of Amendment
12/11/2002
Name of Property
The Bridge Inn
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Chepstow
Town
Chepstow
Locality
Chepstow
Easting
353627
Northing
194290
Street Side
E
Location
On the river bank, on a corner site with The Back.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Probably C18. Originally called The Ship, reflecting its position on the river quayside, the Gwy wharf, it was renamed c 1815 when the cast iron Wye bridge was built adjacent.
Exterior
Inn. White-painted scored roughcast walls, pantile roof with brick end stacks. Three storeys. Three-window range of 4-pane casements under eaves, 12-pane sashes to first floor and to ground floor either side of doorway with half-glazed door. Side elevation to The Back and facing river is 2 storeys, slightly angled to bend and with a hipped roof. First floor has 12-pane sash to right and twin 6/3 pane sashes to left; ground floor has 2 doorways and 15-pane fixed glazed window.
Interior
Interior retains C19 fireplaces; floor partly of large flags is below street level. Exposed lightweight pegged timber framework to the hipped roof on first floor
Reason for designation
Listed as an C18 inn preserving its character. Group value with listed items in the lower part of Bridge Street including the Wye Bridge.
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