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
85030
Building Number
14
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
27/10/1965
Date of Amendment
10/08/2005
Name of Property
14 Church Street
Address
14 Church Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Monmouth
Town
Monmouth
Locality
Monmouth
Easting
350829
Northing
212927
Street Side
NW
Location
In the street leading north-east out of the town square in the centre of Monmouth.
Description
Broad Class
Period
History
c1837, built as part of the town's road access concurrent with the laying out of Priory Street, designed by G V Maddox. This group is a complete rebuild right through to Priory Street, but the Church Street elevation appears to retain the historic street line.
Exterior
Plain late C20 shopfront.
Interior
Interior not available at resurvey, apart from the shop premises.
Reason for designation
Included in a higher grade for its exceptional architectural interest as part of an important piece of early C19 town planning in the Monmouth centre.
Group Description
Nos. 12-16 (even) Church Street
Painted stucco front, roof not visible from the street. Three storeys, with a cornice above each floor, six windows to whole; the four centre window bays are slightly set back, and first floor windows are round headed and recessed. All other windows have moulded architraves, and are slightly smaller at second floor; 6 over 6 pane sashes to first floor and 3 over 3 above. Ground floor shop windows designed as a unit, but No. 12 has a contemporary shop window with glazing bars, the others have modern shop windows, ground floor also includes carriage entrance to former Swan Hotel, Priory Street (qv). The windows are separated by Tuscan pilasters which support a continuous fascia/cornice. No. 12 has a contemporary small paned 6 x 5 shop window with part glazed door with overlight to left; then comes the through way, then two late C20 shops with 2-pane windows and doors to right. The first floor windows have bracketed heads at either end and an arcaded treatment between. Cill band to the smaller windows above, dentil cornice above second floor.
No. 16 has a blind side elevation to Bell Lane.
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