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NO.18 New Market Street, Gwent

A Grade II Listed Building in Usk, Monmouthshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7008 / 51°42'2"N

Longitude: -2.9051 / 2°54'18"W

OS Eastings: 337546

OS Northings: 200618

OS Grid: SO375006

Mapcode National: GBR J9.43YW

Mapcode Global: VH79V.LJK0

Plus Code: 9C3VP32V+8X

Entry Name: NO.18 New Market Street, Gwent

Listing Date: 16 February 1953

Last Amended: 30 April 2004

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 2168

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300002168

Location: Near the centre of the W side of the street, adjoining the garden and former stable of The Lawns.

County: Monmouthshire

Town: Usk

Community: Usk (Brynbuga)

Community: Usk

Built-Up Area: Usk

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

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History

C16-17. Former stone slate roof. In early C19 the home of Samuel Lucas, one of the last professional salmon fishermen of Usk.

Exterior

Timber-framed house, attached at one side. Lime rendered and colour-washed; timber-framing exposed on first floor gable. C20 tile roof (formerly stone slates) with brick centre ridge stack.Two storeys. Shallow- L-shaped plan: long cross wing to left with gable end facade with close-studding and the plastered ends of two purlins, wallplate and ridge-piece to jettied out first floor: a single window range. Slightly recessed to right is originally a further single-window range, left ground floor window being a later wooden casement in a blocked doorway. All the other windows have very small rectangular leaded quarries in metal-framed panels separated by mullions: mostly 3-light casements but 4-light to ground floor room beneath overhang. Ground floor of cross wing is slightly buttressed out to sides.

Reasons for Listing

A very unusual survival of timber-framed house in a town setting in SE Wales. Group Value with adjacent listed buildings.

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