Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
26111
Building Number
19
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
18/01/2002
Date of Amendment
18/01/2002
Name of Property
Garden Wall of The Priest's House
Address
19 High Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Newport
Community
Caerleon
Town
Newport
Locality
Caerleon
Easting
334193
Northing
190434
Street Side
NE
Location
Behind The Priest's House, fronting Castle Street.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
This wall is a part of the wall constructed round The Mynde (now No 14 High Street) in 1839. The owner of the house and of Ponthir Plate Works, John Jenkins, was frightened by the possibility of violence and destruction of property by the Chartist Movement and built the wall right round his property to protect it. It is now in six different ownerships, but continues to be visually very important to Caerleon. Its fortress like appearance pays respect to the Castle Mound a large Norman motte within the enclosure.
Exterior
Squared local red sandstone and conglomerate rubble wall about 4m in height and about 25m long topped by castellations now hidden by creeper. Pointed arch doorway with dressed rubble voussoirs. This section must originally have been a part of The Mynde wall, for it abuts it directly and is of a similar character and date. Interior face not seen.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a fine wall built in 1839 with historic associations and group value with the surrounding buildings in the centre of Caerleon.
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