House, including garden walls with terracotta dressings and ball finials
A Grade II Listed Building in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
Coordinates
Latitude: 51.8192 / 51°49'9"N
Longitude: -3.0129 / 3°0'46"W
OS Eastings: 330278
OS Northings: 213881
OS Grid: SO302138
Mapcode National: GBR F5.WK9V
Mapcode Global: VH796.QJKR
Plus Code: 9C3RRX9P+MR
Entry Name: House, including garden walls with terracotta dressings and ball finials
Listing Date: 10 November 2005
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 86852
Building Class: Domestic
ID on this website: 300086852
Location: On a west facing slope at the south end of the town.
County: Monmouthshire
Town: Abergavenny
Community: Abergavenny (Y Fenni)
Community: Abergavenny
Built-Up Area: Abergavenny
Traditional County: Monmouthshire
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History
Very early C20, perhaps 1905-10, still very much in the character of a late Victorian villa pair. Built as part of the development of Fosterville Crescent by Edwin Foster, architect and Thomas Foster, building contractor, who owned the land. It remains an exceptionally little altered Edwardian house.
Exterior
This house has slightly changed fenestration and has lost its tall chimney.
Rear elevation not inspected.
Interior
Interior not seen at resurvey.
Reasons for Listing
Included as part of a specially interesting c1900 housing development of definite character designed and built by the Fosters, a local family of architect and builder.
External Links
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Recommended Books
Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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