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
Name of Property
9&10 St Mary Street
Address
9&10 St Mary Street
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Location
St Mary Street has ascending numbers downhill on S side to no.14 then uphill on N side to no. 25
History
C18 with early C20 shopfront.
Exterior
Large Georgian townhouse/shop, now single shop with accommodation above, attached at each side. Walls of stone rubble roughcast rendered, joint-lines barely visible; slate roof with brick end stacks. Three storeys. Five-window range of 8-pane sashes in moulded exposed frames with segmental-arched heads. Whole length of ground floor occupied by unusual projecting early C20 shop front with three windows and two recessed angled entrance doors. This has paired heavy twinned console brackets to end pilasters, tiled plinth, unusual channelled polygonal corner mullions, narrow frieze with ventilator panels, panelled soffit; marble chequer-pattern steps.
Reason for designation
Listed as C18 buildings, part of this historic central street which retains its character. Group value with other listed buildings in the street.
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