8, Middle Street, Chepstow, Chepstow, GWENT, Chepstow, Monmouthshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6429 / 51°38'34"N

Longitude: -2.674 / 2°40'26"W

OS Eastings: 353457

OS Northings: 194003

OS Grid: ST534940

Mapcode National: GBR JM.7N2X

Mapcode Global: VH87M.LYQY

Plus Code: 9C3VJ8VG+5C

Entry Name: 8, Middle Street, Chepstow, Chepstow, GWENT

Listing Date: 24 March 1975

Last Amended: 12 November 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 2552

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300002552

Location: Rounding the corner of Middle Street and Upper Church Street.

County: Monmouthshire

Town: Chepstow

Community: Chepstow (Cas-gwent)

Community: Chepstow

Built-Up Area: Chepstow

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

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History

May have C17 origin. Formerly a row of four cottages. Parts raised and extended. Converted to single property and a second-hand bookshop mid to late C20. Middle Street was in early C18 called Hocker-hill Lane.

Exterior

Former cottages now a shop, attached at each side to houses in different streets. Of stone rendered with stucco; part steep-pitched roof of artificial slate and tall brick stacks. Two storeys. Six windows in all: Middle Street frontage has tall corniced lateral red brick stack; a 3-window range of 12-pane sashes, stepped back to right; exposed stone round doorway flanked by C20 windows, large shop window blocked with advert. Upper Church Street frontage with a separate roof has a 3-window range of 3/6 pane sashes to first floor; ground floor has deep corner casement, 3 moulded doorcases with small hoods, one filled with books, one marked 17 and two windows, part blocked, with fixed glazing; doors with moulded cases and shallow bracketed hoods.

Interior

Interior retains some of the cottage partitions.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as an early row of cottages later converted to a shop in a dominant position. Group value with other listed buildings in Upper Church Street, especially numbers 15 and 16; also the lower part of Middle Street and Hocker Hill Street, and the upper part of Bridge Street.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Nos. 15&16 Upper Church Street, Chepstow, Chepstow
The house between the corner properties of Middle Street and St Mary Street. Set back from the road behind a small walled courtyard and reached by a flight of stone steps.
II Five Alls Inn including iron forecourt railings
At the bottom of Hocker Hill Street at its junction with Middle Street
II Courtyard wall and gatepiers E of Powis Almshouses
Bordering the main road and creating a courtyard fronting the almshouse ranges.
II 16, St Mary Street, Chepstow, Chepstow, GWENT
On the lower corner of St Mary Street and Upper Church Street, the main doorway facing number 14 opposite.
II Hocker Hill House including forecourt railings and attached gate
At the bottom of Hocker Hill Street and set back from the lane behind a railed and terraced forecourt.
II* Powis Almshouses
At the very top of Bridge Street facing junction with Upper Church Street, set above and back from the road behind a walled court and garden.
II 10, Middle Street, Chepstow, Chepstow, GWENT
On a corner site with frontage to Middle Street, backing onto Hocker Hill Street, the gable end facing down Bridge Street
II 21, St Mary Street, Chepstow, Chepstow
In the middle of the terrace.

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8, Middle Street, Chepstow, Chepstow, GWENT

A Grade II Listed Building in Chepstow, Monmouthshire