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
80878
Building Number
14  
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
22/04/2003  
Date of Amendment
10/08/2005  
Name of Property
14 Monnow Street  
Address
14 Monnow Street  

Location


Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire  
Community
Monmouth  
Town
Monmouth  
Locality
Monmouth  
Easting
350714  
Northing
212784  
Street Side
SE  
Location
Near the corner with St John's Street. On Monmouth's principal commercial street which leads out of the town square going south-west to Monnow Bridge.  

Description


Broad Class
Commercial  
Period
 

History
An early C19, possibly 1826, late Georgian building with high quality late Victorian or Edwardian shopfront. Formerly the Home and Colonial Tea Stores. The deeds are dated 1826.  

Exterior
Street front of scribed render with raised surrounds to windows, slate roof. Double depth plan. Three storeys, two window above full width shopfront. The ground floor has a fine late Victorian or Edwardian shopfront; deep fascia board (sunblind over) flanked by brackets; doorway recessed to left, splayed window adjacent to door, main window faces street; stallriser has incised and gilded lettering 'The Home and Colonial Tea Stores'. The windows above are sashes; on first floor there are two 9-pane hornless sashes (6 panes over 3), though the bottom row of panes may be hidden by the shop fascia. On the top floor there are two 3 over 3 pane hornless sash windows. Low pitch roof largely hidden from the street. Rear elevation not seen.  

Interior
Interior not seen at resurvey.  

Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a late Georgian building with intact character and a fine late Victorian shopfront and as an important historic building in the Monmouth town centre.  

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