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
85070
Building Number
23  
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
15/08/1974  
Date of Amendment
10/08/2005  
Name of Property
House including attached railings  
Address
23 St. Mary's Street  

Location


Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire  
Community
Monmouth  
Town
Monmouth  
Locality
Monmouth  
Easting
350921  
Northing
212859  
Street Side
SW  
Location
Part of a group in the important residential street leading south-east from the parish church.  

Description


Broad Class
 
Period
 

History
Probably early/mid C18 and built as a pair with No. 21, with only minor external alterations since. No. 23 was at some time the town fire station and retains a FIRE sign beside the door.  

Exterior
Unpainted pebble-dash, probably over brick, with a Welsh slate roof. Balanced double depth pair with the doors on the outside. Three storeys, two windows each. Band at first and second floors. Six-panel doors have flat hoods, wrought iron area spear head railings intact. Windows are sashes with glazing bars nearly all intact, tripartite on right ground floor, keystone heads. Steeply pitched M-roof with central shared stack. Return gable walls are blind render. Rear elevation not seen.  

Interior
Interior not seen at resurvey.  

Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as a pair of C18 houses of definite character in the Monmouth town centre.  

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