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
2527
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
24/03/1975
Date of Amendment
12/11/2002
Name of Property
Lower Hardwick
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Chepstow
Town
Chepstow
Locality
Chepstow
Easting
353096
Northing
193471
Street Side
N
Location
On steeply rising hillside, fronting the main road - Hardwick Hill, adjoining Newport Road, is part of the A48; the whole property is an island site backed by Hardwick Hill Lane.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Early C19. Built by Thomas Evans c 1813. Part of the Mount Pleasant development following the creation of a new road agreed by the Chepstow Turnpike Trustees in 1808 'for easing the Hill'. Walled garden to rear.
Exterior
Small late Georgian mansion. Walls rendered with scored stucco; shallow-pitched hipped slate roofs with eaves cornice. Double pile plan with narrow stacks at the junction. Three storeys and basement. Three window range of sashes with narrow glazing bars: 9-pane to top floor, 12-pane to first floor with central round-arched window with radial upper glazing bars; plain architraves to all windows. Central doorway with fluted pilasters, panelled reveals, open pediment hood, glazed diamond panels and fanlight with radial glazing. Flat pilastered angles. Uphill garden elevation has canted ground floor bays with margin glazing, half-round side mullions , billet moulded cornice, pitched roofs, no windows above. Rear double-fronted elevation retains sashes; projecting 2-storey porch bay up two steps with 6-panelled door. Plinth. Downhill courtyard elevation has blocked top storey windows, a two-window range of large first floor sashes and basement entrance.
Interior
Interior retains shutters, panelled doors with surrounds, panelled reveals, black and white marble fireplaces, plaster cornice mouldings and segmental arched recess. Central hallway behind front door with later staircase. Stairs to cellar.
Reason for designation
Listed as a large Georgian house retaining its character. Group value with Ashfield opposite.
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