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Latitude: 51.6399 / 51°38'23"N
Longitude: -2.6795 / 2°40'46"W
OS Eastings: 353074
OS Northings: 193672
OS Grid: ST530936
Mapcode National: GBR JM.7SVJ
Mapcode Global: VH87T.H1TP
Plus Code: 9C3VJ8QC+X6
Entry Name: Birchfield House
Listing Date: 24 March 1975
Last Amended: 12 November 2002
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 2573
Building Class: Domestic
ID on this website: 300002573
Location: Set on the steep hillside rising above the town facing N; this is the upper house of the two.
County: Monmouthshire
Town: Chepstow
Community: Chepstow (Cas-gwent)
Community: Chepstow
Built-Up Area: Chepstow
Traditional County: Monmouthshire
Tagged with: House
Birchfield House and Blenheim House were built as one property in late C18, Albion House, but divided into two c 1868 This house was the home of Alfred Hillman the printer 1886-1914.
One of a pair of later Georgian houses. This house occupies the upper right-hand end bay of an overall 4-bay road frontage with main elevation at right angles overlooking garden to side. Walls are stucco rendered; shallow pitched machine-tile roof. Three storeys. Single window range to road frontage comprises a 2-storey segmental bow window with sashes, upper storey window enlarged in C20. The garden elevation to side has a 3-window range of sashes, deep moulded and swept plinth, central doorway with fluted architrave and console brackets to semicircular hood.
Believed to retain Regency fittings.
Listed as one of a pair of Georgian houses.
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