Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
2442
Building Number
28
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
01/11/1974
Date of Amendment
10/11/2005
Name of Property
NO.28 MONK STREET,,,,,GWENT,
Address
28 Monk Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Abergavenny
Town
Abergavenny
Locality
Abergavenny
Easting
330082
Northing
214232
Street Side
NW
Location
At S end of a group of listed buildings near the junction with Lion Street and Lower Monk Street close to the main commercial centre of Abergavenny.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Early/mid C19, it appears on the map of 1834, with late C20 alterations.
Exterior
Built of roughly squared red sandstone rubble, once rendered in roughcast, but this has been removed since listing in 1974, natural slate roof with stone stacks. Single depth central plan with rear outshut. Two storeys, three windows, 1 + 1 + 1, with the central one set slightly forward. Plain doorway with part glazed door and flat hood over. The windows are all late C20 plastic units. Plain bargeboards to low gable in centre, main roof is low pitch with gable stacks. Iron spear-head railings attached to front. Single storey outshut at rear.
Altered rear elevation.
Interior
Interior not inspected at resurvey, but it has a curved stair with continuous handrail on the back wall.
Reason for designation
Included, notwithstanding modern windows, for its special interest as an early C19 house retaining most of its character, which is a part of the group of historic buildings around the Church of St. Mary.
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