16067

 

II  

Designated  

31/05/1995  

31/05/1995  

Magor Post Office  

 

Monmouthshire  

Magor with Undy  

 

Magor  

342515  

187073  

S  

Situated in village centre on north side of church.  

Domestic  

 

C17 house of former through passage plan, now a shop, substantially refurbished early C19 and again C20.  

Broad 2-storey, 3-window rendered rubble front with Welsh slate roof and renewed brick end stacks. Three window range with 12-pane sashes to first floor and one 16-pane sash retained to ground floor beside 6-panelled door. To left modern door flanked by modern shop-windows. Outshut and catslide roof to rear right. Blocked in rear passage door.  

Encased cross beams to low planked ceiling in shop with flagged floor. To right in dwelling separated by timber-framed partition with brick infill is large open fireplace with chamfered timber lintel and chamfered stone jambs and chamfered and stopped cross beams; also early C19 window has matching shutters. Hall created early C19 has open string staircase with decorative tread ends, stick balusters and handrail. First floor also has chamfered cross beams and was remodelled with landing, doors and doorcases early C19. Attic storey has 4 heavy A-frame trusses with pegged tie beams and 3 rows of trenched purlins; studded partitions including one with lath and plaster.  

Listed for survival of C17 fabric and early C19 features and for prominent position in central square. Group value with St Mary's Church and neighbouring listed items in Magor Square.