Red Lion House, Monmouth, Monmouthshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.809 / 51°48'32"N

Longitude: -2.7218 / 2°43'18"W

OS Eastings: 350329

OS Northings: 212513

OS Grid: SO503125

Mapcode National: GBR FK.XCGD

Mapcode Global: VH86T.RSXK

Plus Code: 9C3VR75H+J7

Entry Name: Red Lion House

Listing Date: 27 October 1965

Last Amended: 10 August 2005

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 2256

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300002256

Location: On the main street in Overmonnow, going north from St. Thomas' Square.

County: Monmouthshire

Town: Monmouth

Community: Monmouth (Trefynwy)

Community: Monmouth

Locality: Overmonnow

Built-Up Area: Monmouth

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

Tagged with: House

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History

Probably early C18 in origin, with the main elevation given a new treatment in the early C19. The building was sometime the Red Lion Public House.

Exterior

Rendered and painted with pilasters to full height at sides and at centre, bands at first and second floors and an arch over centre first floor window, Welsh slate roof with red brick chimneys. Rectangular double depth plan with central entrance. Three storeys, five windows. Ground floor has a canted bay window on either side of central door, all linked under small slate lean-to roof, part glazed door up three stone steps with iron rails. The windows are 6 over 6 pane sashes flanked by 2 over 2. First floor windows are plain 6 over 6 sashes, second floor windows are 3 over 6, all with stone cills. Hipped and sprocketed roof with brick stack on either end wall. Rear elevation not seen.

Interior

Only the entrance hall was seen at resurvey and this had been altered in the late C20.

Reasons for Listing

Included for its special architectural interest as a distinctively designed classical facade and as a part of the important group of historic buildings in the suburb of Overmonnow.

External Links

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Red Lion House

A Grade II Listed Building in Monmouth, Monmouthshire