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
22/08/2003
Name of Property
The Toll House
Unitary Authority
Newport
Location
On the W side of Lower Machen and on the S side of the main road through the village.
History
Former toll-house, early C19, in garden of Toll House Cottage.
Exterior
Toll-house, whitewashed rubble stone with hipped roof . C20 concrete tiles and eaves boards to deep flat eaves, no chimneys. Front has board door to left in recess with segmental-pointed head. Two pointed windows to centre left and centre right each with casement pair and fixed tracery in head. C20 shutters. Left end has C20 window in infilled garage entry. Right end has C20 addition, rear has one window to left.
Reason for designation
Included as rare surviving earlier C19 toll-house.
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