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
29 High Street
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Location
Corner site fronting top of High Street and square at top of Bank Street.
Exterior
Regency building now restaurant on two storeys with service rooms above. Rendered with high parapet with painted coping in front of hipped slate roof with long narow brick stack. Three storeys separated by platbands. Four-window range of 12-pane sashes with narrow glazing bars in reveals with wide flat sills: two windows in High Street elevation, one in radius and one in end elevation. Both elevations of ground floor have C19 shop fronts with Corinthian pilasters, moulded mullions, wooden fascia overall, plate glass windows; corner entrance. Blank rear elevation to Bank Street except for single sash to uper floor. Attached to 29a not listed.
Reason for designation
Listed as a building within the historic centre retaining its basically Georgian character, in a dominant corner position. Group value with other listed buildings around Towngate.
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