Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
85070
Building Number
23
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
15/08/1974
Date of Amendment
10/08/2005
Name of Property
House including attached railings
Address
23 St. Mary's Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Monmouth
Town
Monmouth
Locality
Monmouth
Easting
350921
Northing
212859
Street Side
SW
Location
Part of a group in the important residential street leading south-east from the parish church.
Description
Broad Class
Period
History
Probably early/mid C18 and built as a pair with No. 21, with only minor external alterations since. No. 23 was at some time the town fire station and retains a FIRE sign beside the door.
Exterior
Unpainted pebble-dash, probably over brick, with a Welsh slate roof. Balanced double depth pair with the doors on the outside. Three storeys, two windows each. Band at first and second floors. Six-panel doors have flat hoods, wrought iron area spear head railings intact. Windows are sashes with glazing bars nearly all intact, tripartite on right ground floor, keystone heads. Steeply pitched M-roof with central shared stack. Return gable walls are blind render.
Rear elevation not seen.
Interior
Interior not seen at resurvey.
Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as a pair of C18 houses of definite character in the Monmouth town centre.
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