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NO.18 St.james Street (Borough Offices), Gwent

A Grade II Listed Building in Monmouth, Monmouthshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8127 / 51°48'45"N

Longitude: -2.7114 / 2°42'40"W

OS Eastings: 351054

OS Northings: 212912

OS Grid: SO510129

Mapcode National: GBR FL.WVDT

Mapcode Global: VH86T.YPGR

Plus Code: 9C3VR77Q+3C

Entry Name: NO.18 St.james Street (Borough Offices), Gwent

Listing Date: 27 June 1952

Last Amended: 10 August 2005

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 2344

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300002344

Location: Prominently sited within the linear group of historic buildings leading to St. James's Square on the east side of Monmouth and about 300m east of the town centre.

County: Monmouthshire

Town: Monmouth

Community: Monmouth (Trefynwy)

Community: Monmouth

Built-Up Area: Monmouth

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

Tagged with: Office building

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History

Either late C18 altered in c1830 or wholly of the later date. Said to have been designed by one of the Maddox family, but the doorway appears genuine C18.

Exterior

Rough cast and painted front with chamfered long-and-short quoins, Welsh slate roof. Double depth central entry plan. Three storeys, five windows, paired in the flanking bays. Six over 6 pane sashes with stone cills, the paired ones have enriched consoles between them. Doorcase has Ionic three-quarter columns, broken pediment, 6-panel door and radiating fanlight. The centre window on the first floor has a stucco architrave with pediment and cill on brackets. The upper floor windows are 3 over 6 pane sashes. Plain roof with paired rendered stacks on either gable. Rear elevation not seen.

Interior

Interior not seen but the house has been converted first to local authority offices and then to flats.

Reasons for Listing

Included for its special architectural interest as a probably early C19 house of definite character near Monmouth town centre.

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