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
85046
Building Number
18
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
27/06/1952
Date of Amendment
10/08/2005
Name of Property
18 Monk Street
Address
18 Monk Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Monmouth
Town
Monmouth
Locality
Monmouth
Easting
350929
Northing
213127
Street Side
W
Location
On the principal road which runs north-south on the east side of Monmouth town centre.
Description
Broad Class
Period
History
Early C19 pair of houses, 'new built in 1831'.
Exterior
Interior
Central top-lit stick baluster stair with continuous mahogany handrail. Other plain early C19 joinery and plasterwork.
Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as a fine late classical pair in a good group leading out of town.
Group Description
Nos. 16 and 18 Monk Street
Smooth rendered and painted ground floor, the render is rusticated, band, pecked lined stucco above in imitation of vermiculated stonework, rendered modillion cornice, parapet, slate roof largely hidden from the street, brick stacks. Double depth plan, one building with doors together under one central Tuscan pediment. Three storeys and basement, three windows in all. Entrance pediment has shell design at centre, a frieze of metopes and triglyphs, and is supported on three plain Tuscan columns. Two round headed doorways and 6-panel doors, two of which glazed at No. 16, fanlights over and steps up. The windows are smaller at the top and wider at the sides. Double hung sashes and glazing bars, 6 over 6 pane on the first floor with the outer ones having extra half panes on either side; 3 over 3 panes above with the outer ones as before. Chimney stack to each house on the gable walls.
The rear elevation has a full height basement with the ground falling steeply towards the river. The ground floor has modern extensions on either side in the centre and a 6 over 6 pane sash with side half panes as before. The basement has another and the first floor also. The central first floor window is shared between the houses. The second floor windows are 3 over 3 pane and 3 over 3 with side panes as before.
The planning of these house is interesting as they have centrally placed top lit staircases and the centre rooms at front and back are shared between the houses so both have a flying freehold.
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