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
24729
Building Number
8
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
31/01/2001
Date of Amendment
31/01/2001
Name of Property
8 Castle Street
Address
8 Castle Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Raglan
Town
Raglan
Locality
Easting
341327
Northing
207762
Street Side
E
Location
Castle Street runs N from the main crossroads at Beaufort Square in Raglan towards the castle.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
C19 terraced house, perhaps earlier C19 in origin with alterations including bay windows of the later C19. No.8 Castle Street originally incorporated as service wing No.9 to left, which subsequently became the Post Office before this transferred to High Street.
Exterior
House, white painted stucco with slate close eaved roof and brick end stacks, larger stack to right, shared with No 7. Two storeys, originally double fronted with 2 12-pane sash windows above and 2 2-6-2-pane later C19 canted bay windows below, each side of centre door, the left bay now part of No 9. Bays have moulded cornices and slate hipped roofs. Door has narrow overlight and bracketed consoles supporting flat cornice. Rusticated quoins to the right, matching those on left end of No 9 adjoining.
Interior
Interior not available for inspection at time of resurvey (December 1999)
Reason for designation
Listed as a well-detailed mid C19 town house, of group value with No 9, apparently part of the same building, and No 7, a smaller house to right.
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