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21  

II  

Designated  

16/02/1953  

30/04/2004  

21 Old Market Street  

21 Old Market Street  

Monmouthshire  

Usk  

Usk  

Usk  

337681  

200582  

S  

Part of a long range with doors opening onto pavement.  

Domestic  

 

Former Great House built by Roger Williams, High Sheriff of Monmouthshire, in mid C16 with stone from Usk Castle. He was taken to court by the Duke of Beaufort for this; subsequently granted manor and estate of Llangibby. Roger Williams also purchased from the Crown most of Usk Priory property after the Dissolution. Later the building was converted into a terrace of separate dwellings probably early C19 (called workmen's cottages by Bradney). Former Great Staircase removed. Cross wing (unlisted) was added later to E end of range. Stables etc thought to be sited to SW.  

 

A barrel vaulted second floor runs throughout the building under the roof.  

Part of a group of buildings converted from the Great House built by Roger Williams in C16.  

Nos.17-27 Old Market Street (Odd Nos) Terrace of houses converted from mansion. Of stone, mostly limewashed/painted, rendered roughcast to number 17. Steep-pitched slate roof incorporating rooflights with brick end, ridge and lateral (front) stacks. Irregular spacing of windows and doors, the majority of openings have cambered heads and shallow reveals; windows are mostly 12-pane sashes, doors are mostly boarded. Two storeys and a very deep attic, the distance between first floor windows and eaves exceptionally wide. Number 17 has a 2-window range, one sash and the rest UPVC casement windows and doorway with deep hood, replaced door. Number 19 has the remains of a doorway with hollow chamfer; the wall is corbelled out above (the remains of a chimney); a single window range, 16-pane sash to ground floor. Number 21 has a 2-window range, the remains of a relieving arch above the large ground floor window. Number 23 has a single window range, again with a relieving arch above ground floor window. Number 25, contrastingly painted, has a single window range of large 16-pane sashes set higher than number 23, broad relieving arch to first floor window, modern-style door with overlight. Number 27, part roughcast, part painted, is wide, with a single window range, a tripartite sash to ground floor and round-headed doorway with panelled part-glazed door with overlight with radial glazing bars; smooth render quoin-strip . The roof of numbers 25 & 27, of artificial slate, is not continuous with the rest of the range. The original frontage is to rear although much altered. Number 25 has a projecting bay, probably the site of the original entrance. Numbers 21 and 23 have hoodmoulds to the windows at first floor level. Number 19 has a hoodmould with the remains of quadruple arched heads to the lights. High wide relieving arches to all these upper windows. Glazing varies. Extensions to ground floor. At the back are some stone mullion windows with dripmoulds and bearing arches.