No.10 Priory Street, and attached iron railings, Usk, Monmouthshire

Entry Name: No.10 Priory Street, and attached iron railings

Listing Date: 1 April 1974

Last Amended: 30 April 2004

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 2195

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300002195

Location: Part of the short listed range on the W side of the street, nearest to Twyn Square and opposite Ty Brith.

County: Monmouthshire

Town: Usk

Community: Usk (Brynbuga)

Community: Usk

Built-Up Area: Usk

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

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History

An early origin, with some C16-C17 fabric, later raised by the addition of a full top storey.

Exterior

Georgian-fronted townhouse of earlier origin. Of stone, stucco rendered, slightly scored, painted to front, with raised quoins and window surrounds; shallow-pitched slate roof with overhanging slightly swept eaves and brick end stacks. Double-fronted, three storeys, a two window range of wide windows in reveals with moulded architraves with keystone: 12-pane casements to top floor, 16-pane sashes to first and ground floor. Centre-right doorway with bracketed hipped slate-roofed hood with zigzag frieze and swept metal arch (similar to houses opposite), 6-panelled door. Deep plinth. A substantially wider area between windows and quoins to left to accomodate earlier chimney; during restoration left side elevation showed rubble construction where lean-to was removed. Railings on a stone kerb with fleur-de-lys finials and double gates extend across frontage. To rear a lower Victorian cross wing with cantered bay to S and a further extension under construction to N.

Interior

Interior ground floor has chamfered and stopped cross beams with tenons for screens either side of former passage. To right the ceiling has chamfered and stopped joists, plastered to left. All the timber is unstained. Large open fireplace to left with deep timber lintel, keyed. Spiral stairs beside, under repair at time of inspection. Recess in rear wall with wide splay to left, inset cupboard to right. narrow lobby to right and wide boarded side door. Some shutters, panelled reveals and door surrounds with paterae retained. First floor has further chamfered and stopped cross beams throughout; main room to left has open fireplace with large timber lintel. Purlins visible in seond floor rooms.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a townhouse with Georgian facade and important earlier fabric. Group value with other listed buildings in Priory Street and Twyn Square.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II NO.12 Priory Street, Gwent
The N of a pair of houses at the S end of the listed range on the W side of the street, opposite the garden wall to Ty-Brith.
II Garden gatepiers, gates and wall at Ty-Brith
At the SW corner of the property, set at an angle to and set back from the road, forming the entrance to the drive and adjoining the churchyard.
II NO.14 Priory Street, Gwent
The S one of a pair of listed houses on the W side of the street facing the walled garden to Ty Brith.
II Ty Brith Cottage
N elevation forms the lower side of Twyn Square. It is the main building on the E side of Priory Street between the Square and the priory church.
II Ty Brith, and attached courtyard wall
N elevation forms the lower side of Twyn Square. It is the main building on the E side of Priory Street between the Square and the priory church.
II Ty'r Ardd (Garden House)
N elevation forms the lower side of Twyn Square. It is the main building on the E side of Priory Street between the Square and the priory church.
II 10, Twyn Square, Usk, Usk
The lower end of the W range of Twyn Square.
II The Jubilee Clock
In the centre of Twyn Square, within a cobbled surround which also acts as a roundabout.

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No.10 Priory Street, and attached iron railings

A Grade II Listed Building in Usk, Monmouthshire

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