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
10/08/2005
Date of Amendment
20/07/2006
Name of Property
22 St. James' Square
Address
22 St. James' Square
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Location
Prominently sited within the main group of historic buildings on the east side of Monmouth and about 300m east of the town square.
History
Mid C19, and apparently little altered externally. A mid C19 painting in the possession of Monmouth School shows this site with two gabled houses of C17 type.
Interior
Interior not seen at resurvey.
Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as a C19 building of definite character near Monmouth town centre.
Group Description
Ebberley House and No. 22 St. James' Square
Stucco fronted, probably over brick, with various bands, two at ground floor, and other decoration, all in stucco, Welsh slate roofs. Double depth handed pair with doorways on the outside. Two storeys, two windows to each. Two over 2 pane sashes, tripartite on ground floor. Round headed doorways with plain fanlights and panel doors. Ebberley House has a 6-panel door with keyed head and a tall pilastered surround with pediment above the key. No. 22 to left has a part glazed door and a trellis porch. Low pitch roof with brick stack on party wall. Cast iron spear head railings to frontage of both houses.
The interior is reported to show no evidence that any fabric survives from the C17 houses. Rear elevation not seen.
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