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
2791
Building Number
24
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
22/03/1988
Date of Amendment
30/04/2004
Name of Property
24 Maryport Street
Address
24 Maryport Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Usk
Town
Usk
Locality
Usk
Easting
337716
Northing
200725
Street Side
W
Location
Part of a group set back from road with cobbled forecourts and stone-flagged paths.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Retaining C17 and possibly earlier fabric; the roof trusses show signs of alteration; refurbished in C19. Staircase to number 26 formerly rose beside fireplace.
Exterior
Belongs to a group of 2
24 & 26 Maryport Street
Pair of cottages. Roughcast rendered and contrastingly colour-washed with long slate roof, deep overhanging eaves incorporating hipped roof dormers, two to each; tall brick ridge and end stacks with cornices and band courses. Two window range to each cottage; 4-pane casements to slate-hung dormers; 6-pane casements to number 24 either side of boarded door; number 26 has glazed doorway to right with 16-pane casement to side, renewed canted bay window to left and boarded door at end left. Painted plinth.
Interior
Interior of number 26 retains open fireplace with timber lintel, chamfered cross beams, deep chamfer to lower room with possibly the ends of upper cruck blades visible in side walls. Upstairs are trusses and a single row of purlins. Unrendered stone stack. Some pegged door-frames and boarded doors. Extended to rear. The door at left leads to side passage under upper room; heavy timber lintel at front and possibly corbels in side wall. Interior of number 24 reported as also retaining beams with run-out stops and tie-beam roof trusses.
Reason for designation
Listed as town cottages retaining historic fabric and character. Group value with other listed buildings in Maryport Street.
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