Victoria Road United Reformed Church, Stow Hill, Newport

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.584 / 51°35'2"N

Longitude: -2.9959 / 2°59'45"W

OS Eastings: 331092

OS Northings: 187713

OS Grid: ST310877

Mapcode National: GBR J5.CK3H

Mapcode Global: VH7BD.1G10

Plus Code: 9C3VH2M3+JJ

Entry Name: Victoria Road United Reformed Church

Listing Date: 2 January 1974

Last Amended: 31 March 2000

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 3048

Building Class: Religious, Ritual and Funerary

Also known as: Victoria Road United Reformed Church

ID on this website: 300003048

Location: On corner with Hill Street.

County: Newport

Community: Stow Hill

Built-Up Area: Newport

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

Tagged with: Church building Chapel

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History

Dated "AD 1859".

Exterior

Classical, with flavour of the ancient Middle East. Two storeys and basement. Bath stone ashlar. Pedimented front to Hill Street of 5 bays; end bays blank and recessed; 3 middle windows are with spiral-fluted tall columns and arched heads. Ornate decoration to window openings with shoulders. Chanelled rustication to ground floor; quoins above. Side elevation to Victoria Road is of 6 bays with similar openings. Attached to rear in Victoria Road is single storey block in simple classical style; 3 windows, bathstone. Attached to L in Hill Street is 2-storey school/vestry block in Tudor style with first floor oriel window.

Interior

Ceiling of square panels formed by heavy ribs; central section elliptical with pierced decoration to ribs. U-plan gallery with wooden panelled frontal; polygonal columns. Organ set back behind elaborate triple arch. Broad pulpit below in style of circa 1700.

Reasons for Listing

Strikingly-sited impressive mid C19 chapel. Group value with adjacent listed buildings in Victoria Place.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II 14, Victoria Place, including attached railings
On corner with Victoria Road, attached to No 13.
II 14, Hill Street
Near the top end of a row of mid C19 houses on the N side of Hill Street.
II 13, Hill Street
At the top end of a row of mid C19 houses on the N side of Hill Street.
II 13, Victoria Place, GWENT
On corner with Victoria Road; attached to No 14.
II Nos 1-6 Victoria Place, including area railings
Forms the NE side of Victoria Place, which runs S from Stow Hill.
II Nos 7-12 Victoria Place, including area railings
Forms the SW side of Victoria Place, which runs S from Stow Hill.
II 11, Park Square, GWENT
At W end of square; facing E.
II Electricity Transformer at Park Square
At W end of Park Square.

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Victoria Road United Reformed Church

A Grade II Listed Building in Stow Hill, Newport