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.
Date of Designation
31/01/2001
Date of Amendment
31/01/2001
Name of Property
Exmoor House
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Location
Situated between Castle Coch and The Malthouse in terraced row on W side of Castle Street.
History
One of a terrace of three houses probably originally five, with later C19 domestic revival detail, small casements, red tile roofs and tiled pent roof over projecting ground floor. Possibly a remodelling of an earlier C19 range.
Exterior
Terraced house, whitewashed roughcast with red pantiles to roof and crested ridge tiles. Red tiled pentice roof over ground floor continuous projection. Red brick end stacks. Two storeys, double fronted, two upper casement pairs just breaking eaves with catslide roofs. Ground floor projects with tiled roof, and has long 3-light window to left, door with diagonal boarding and divided overlight and long 2-light window to right, walling set back here.
Interior
Interior not available at the time of resurvey (December 1999)
Reason for designation
Included with Castell Coch, and The Malt House as part of an unusual terraced row with later C19 detail.
Group Description
Castle Coch, Exmoor House, and The Malt House, form an unusual terrace with consistent later C19 detail with a slight Arts and Crafts tinge, i.e. in the use of small red clay tiles and vernacular casement windows. It may be an alteration of c1880 of an earlier range.
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