Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
23138
Building Number
1-3
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
31/03/2000
Date of Amendment
31/03/2000
Name of Property
Former Tredegar Arms Hotel and Lloyd's Bank (Yates's)
Address
1-3 Station Approach
Location
Unitary Authority
Newport
Community
Stow Hill
Town
Locality
Easting
330971
Northing
188322
Street Side
SW
Location
On large convex site forming whole SW side of Station Approach. The block consists of 1-3 Station Approach , and 55 High Street.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Large commercial development, formerly Tredegar Arms Hotel; and bank. Dated 1926. By Griggs, Vaughan, & Percy R Fry, architects; John Jenkins Ltd, contractors.
Exterior
Interwar Classical style. Four storeys; bathstone (first floor channelled) with Portland stone ground floor. From L (High Street) end, a block of 5 windows turning into Station Approach. Alternating bays have pedimented window with balcony at 2nd floor level. Then block of 5 bays articulated by Ionic columns spanning 2nd and 3rd floors. Then bay with pedimentrd window at 2nd floor level as before. Then block of 5 bays with ionic columns as before but convex, turning into Cambrian Road. Finally, section of 5 windows, with end bays having pedimented 2nd floor windows as before. Ground floor with heavy blocking to openings with influence of ancient Near-East.
Interior
Reason for designation
Ambitious commercial block in interwar classical style, on important town centre site.
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