Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
2590
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
06/12/1950
Date of Amendment
12/11/2002
Name of Property
Sir Walter Montague Almshouses
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Chepstow
Town
Chepstow
Locality
Chepstow
Easting
353495
Northing
194007
Street Side
N
Location
Long range at the W end and downhill side of the street, opposite juction with St Mary Street
Description
Broad Class
Health and Welfare
Period
History
1699 with C19 and later remodelling. Virtually rebuilt retaining facade in 1955. List description of 1975 refers to 3 doorways to street frontage. Named after Sir William Montague whose will of 1614 provided for almshouses for five men and five women.
Exterior
C17 Almshouse range. Walls roughcast rendered and painted; slate roof with tall rendered square stacks with tall clustered pots. Consists of three 2-storey houses; five gables with short finials and eaves projecting between gables, decorative bargeboards. One window in each gable and 7 windows on ground floor, 3-light or 2-light leaded diamond-pane casements: wood frames with metal casements with moulded wooden mullions under hoodmoulds . Square-headed doorway with heavy moulded door frame and vertically panelled door with ornamental iron hinges. Painted plinth.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as an historic almshouse range of C17 origin. Group value with other listed buildings in Upper Church Street and St Mary Street.
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