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.
Date of Designation
24/03/1975
Date of Amendment
12/11/2002
Name of Property
24&25 High Street
Address
24&25 High Street
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Location
High Street has ascending numbers downhill on S side to Beaufort Square ,then uphill from number 24 on N side; this range is attached to the large building on Bank Square which incorporates an elevation to High Street.
History
Early C19. Formerly part of Lloyds Bank.
Exterior
Georgian building with shopfront and accommodation space above, attached at each side. Rendered with high coped parapet in front of pantile roof. Three storeys and cellar. Three-window range of 6/6-pane sashes. Projecting 3-bay shopfront with blocked square-headed windows continuous with corner building on Bank Square. Rear elevation to Bank Street..
Reason for designation
Listed as a building within the historic centre retaining its basically Georgian character. Numbers 24-28 High Street form a continuous group. Group value with other listed buildings in High Street and Bank Street.
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