Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
2504
Building Number
4
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
24/03/1975
Date of Amendment
12/11/2002
Name of Property
Castle House
Address
4 Bridge Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Chepstow
Town
Chepstow
Locality
Chepstow
Easting
353492
Northing
194082
Street Side
E
Location
About 60m below the Powis Almshouses.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Probably early C19 frontage to earlier fabric. Ground floor and window heads formerly had engraved rustication and the building had a shopfront.
Exterior
House. Walls are rendered with roughcast and painted; machine tile roof with moulded eaves cornice, low rendered end stack. Three storeys and cellar. Two-window range of sashes in reveals:4/8-pane to top floor, paired 12-pane to first floor, 16-pane to ground floor. Central doorway has 6-panelled door with panelled reveals, pilasters and open pediment hood. Side uphill elevation has a shallow gabled bay with sloping roof, evidence of a formerly attached building; small 2-light windows to 3 storeys. Rear elevation has centre arched first floor sash window and central doorway with panelled door and overlight.
Interior
Interior retains some shutters and panelled reveals.
Reason for designation
Listed as a house with Georgian frontage on earlier fabric. Group value with other listed buildings in the upper part of Bridge Street.
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