Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
23148
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
31/03/2000
Date of Amendment
31/03/2000
Name of Property
Market Arcade, including entrance blocks in Market Street & High Street
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Newport
Community
Stow Hill
Town
Locality
Easting
331048
Northing
188311
Street Side
N
Location
Runs between Market Street and High Street. The entrance blocks are 16-17 Market Street, and 11a, 12, &13 High Street.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Shopping arcade of circa 1900. Probably by Habershon & Fawckner, architects, of Newport and London.
Exterior
The arcade consists of 17 shops. Glass roof with wooden kingpost trusses; upper floors of shops with splayed bay windows; sash glazing; bridge with iron railings connects across arcade. The Market Street entrance block of 3 storeys, 4 windows; red brick with bathstone bands; altered shopfronts to each side of entrance. The High Street entrance block has stucco front. Four storeys, five windows. Central bays has swan neck pediment; oval window on top floor, above broad 2-storey splayed bay window on 1st and 2nd floors. outer bays hace semi-circular window on top floor, above narrower 2-storey splayed bay windows. On ground floor, entrance to arcade; altered shopfronts to each side.
Interior
Reason for designation
Well-preserved shopping arcade; the entrance blocks in Market Street and High Street included purely for Group Value with Market Arcade.
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