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
2595
Building Number
21  
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
24/03/1975  
Date of Amendment
12/11/2002  
Name of Property
21 Welsh Street  
Address
21 Welsh Street  

Location


Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire  
Community
Chepstow  
Town
Chepstow  
Locality
Chepstow  
Easting
353265  
Northing
193794  
Street Side
E  
Location
Corner site with Town Gate/Moor Street and opposite The George.  

Description


Broad Class
Commercial  
Period
 

History
Early C19, though an earlier site. A second market cross stood here called Robin Hood's Cross and the junction of Moor Street and Welsh Street was called The Cross into C19, though the cross was dismantled after 1759 by the Chepstow Turnpike Trust. When listed, sash windows were still in situ. Photograph c 1920 shows a corner entry with a sweet shop window to left.  

Exterior
Former house now shops, offices and flats. Attached at each side, sharing same eaves line with number 21 Moor Street in Town Gate, and curving round corner. Walls scored rendered and painted with shallow-pitched slate roof behind moulded eaves cornice. Three storeys. Four window range, one of which is on curved angle, C20 glazing in reveals. Ground floor has two large C20 shops with deep fascia boards.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Listed as an early C19 house. Group value especially with number 21 Moor Street, Town Gate and Town Gate House.  

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