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
05/08/1988
Date of Amendment
10/08/2005
Name of Property
41 Monnow Street
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Location
On Monmouth's principal commercial street which leads out of the town square going south-west to Monnow Bridge.
History
Early C19, possibly with an earlier, even C17, building behind; C20 shopfront.
Exterior
The street frontage is in painted render over brick, with incised coursing, long and short quoins, patterned band over first floor, Welsh slate roof. Double depth plan; three storeys, two windows. The ground floor has a late C20 shopfront of C19 character. Six over 6 pane sashes with keyed head on the first floor, 3 over 6 on the second floor, hipped gable end roof without eaves course.
It is said to have a slated cross-gable range of box-frame construction to rear, exterior now refaced in (partly rendered) red brick, 2-light casement to gable, modern windows below, but this was not seen at resurvey (July 2004).
Interior
Interior not inspected. It is said to have a structure which shows heavy wall plates and side purlins; stop chamfered detailing and full depth main beam over ground floor. A-frame gable end with vertical braces. Cast-iron columns to interior of opened out shop front.
Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as part of a varied group of historic buildings in the Monmouth town centre.
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