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
86821
Building Number
8
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
06/09/1973
Date of Amendment
10/11/2005
Name of Property
House, including attached railings
Address
8 Merthyr Road
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Abergavenny
Town
Abergavenny
Locality
Abergavenny
Easting
329591
Northing
214497
Street Side
SE
Location
In the middle of the terraced row to S of the junction with Brecon Road.
Description
Broad Class
Period
History
Early/mid C19 terrace, probably c1830, with varying degrees of alteration. It is shown on Wood's map of 1834.
Exterior
Belongs to a group of 4:
Nos. 2-8 (even) Merthyr Road
Roughcast rendered, with a natural slate roof. Double depth plan, with the entries on the outside of the end houses and paired in the centre. Three storeys, eight windows to whole terrace, although each house has only one on the ground floor. All doors are 6-panel in light architraves with small pediments supported on console brackets. Windows are an 8 over 8 pane sash on the ground floor, 6 over 6 pane on the first floor and 3 over 6 on the top floor. No. 2 has a 2 over 2 pane sash on the ground floor; No. 4 has all 2 over 2 pane sashes; No. 6 has windows all complete; No. 8 has late C20 hardwood casements except for the top floor. Hipped roof over whole terrace with shared brick stacks on the walls between Nos. 2 & 4 and 6 & 8. Retains the probably original low spiked railings and gates along the whole terrace frontage.
Rear elevation not inspected.
Interior
Interior not inspected at resurvey.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as part of a well-preserved group of substantial early C19 terraced housing close to the junction with Brecon Road.
Group Description
Nos. 2-8 (even) Merthyr Road
Roughcast rendered, with a natural slate roof. Double depth plan, with the entries on the outside of the end houses and paired in the centre. Three storeys, eight windows to whole terrace, although each house has only one on the ground floor. All doors are 6-panel in light architraves with small pediments supported on console brackets. Windows are an 8 over 8 pane sash on the ground floor, 6 over 6 pane on the first floor and 3 over 6 on the top floor. No. 2 has a 2 over 2 pane sash on the ground floor; No.4 has all 2 over 2 pane sashes; No. 6 has windows all complete; No. 8 has late C20 hardwood casements except for the top floor. Hipped roof over whole terrace with shared brick stacks on the walls between Nos. 2 & 4 and 6 & 8. Retains the probably original low spiked railings and gates along the whole terrace frontage.
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