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House, including attached railings

A Grade II Listed Building in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8246 / 51°49'28"N

Longitude: -3.023 / 3°1'22"W

OS Eastings: 329591

OS Northings: 214497

OS Grid: SO295144

Mapcode National: GBR F5.W8R8

Mapcode Global: VH796.KD6L

Plus Code: 9C3RRXFG+VR

Entry Name: House, including attached railings

Listing Date: 6 September 1973

Last Amended: 10 November 2005

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 86821

ID on this website: 300086821

Location: In the middle of the terraced row to S of the junction with Brecon Road.

County: Monmouthshire

Town: Abergavenny

Community: Abergavenny (Y Fenni)

Community: Abergavenny

Built-Up Area: Abergavenny

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

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History

Early/mid C19 terrace, probably c1830, with varying degrees of alteration. It is shown on Wood's map of 1834.

Exterior

Belongs to a group of 4:
Nos. 2-8 (even) Merthyr Road
Roughcast rendered, with a natural slate roof. Double depth plan, with the entries on the outside of the end houses and paired in the centre. Three storeys, eight windows to whole terrace, although each house has only one on the ground floor. All doors are 6-panel in light architraves with small pediments supported on console brackets. Windows are an 8 over 8 pane sash on the ground floor, 6 over 6 pane on the first floor and 3 over 6 on the top floor. No. 2 has a 2 over 2 pane sash on the ground floor; No. 4 has all 2 over 2 pane sashes; No. 6 has windows all complete; No. 8 has late C20 hardwood casements except for the top floor. Hipped roof over whole terrace with shared brick stacks on the walls between Nos. 2 & 4 and 6 & 8. Retains the probably original low spiked railings and gates along the whole terrace frontage.

Rear elevation not inspected.

Interior

Interior not inspected at resurvey.

Reasons for Listing

Included for its special interest as part of a well-preserved group of substantial early C19 terraced housing close to the junction with Brecon Road.

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