6&7 Beaufort Square, Chepstow, Monmouthshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6423 / 51°38'32"N

Longitude: -2.6745 / 2°40'28"W

OS Eastings: 353422

OS Northings: 193941

OS Grid: ST534939

Mapcode National: GBR JM.7MZJ

Mapcode Global: VH87M.LZGC

Plus Code: 9C3VJ8RG+W6

Entry Name: 6&7 Beaufort Square

Listing Date: 24 March 1975

Last Amended: 12 November 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 2496

Building Class: Commercial

ID on this website: 300002496

Location: The main range on the E side of the square between St Mary Street and Middle Street

County: Monmouthshire

Town: Chepstow

Community: Chepstow (Cas-gwent)

Community: Chepstow

Built-Up Area: Chepstow

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

Tagged with: Coffeehouse Building Townhouse

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History

Late C18/early C19. Home of Edward Finch, bridge builder, foundry and shipyard owner; his company survived independently until around the First World War and was later developed as Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering and subsequently Fairfield Mabey. Also home of Dr John Yeats author, economist and philanthropist died 1902, after which the ground floor was developed as a shop. Late C20 restoration and railings.

Exterior

Large Georgian townhouse now with ground floor shop and offices above; offices to side incorporated with this building numbered 4-5 Beaufort Square, attached to 25 St Mary Street. Walls are rendered; hipped slate roof behind coped parapet; no stacks. Three storeys and cellar. Five-window range of 18-pane sashes in reveals. Ground floor has advanced shop front and central entrance, curved plate glass windows and deep wooden fascia overall with dentilled cornice, iron balustrade.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a Georgian townhouse/shop in a particularly prominent position. Group value with other listed buildings in Beaufort Square, the top of St Mary Street, Middle Street and Hocker Hill Street.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II National Westminster Bank incorporating former nos. 1&2 Hocker Hill Street, inc. forecourt railings
At the NE corner of Beaufort Square between the top of Middle Street and Hocker Hill Street
II 1, St Mary Street, Chepstow, Chepstow
At the top of the street attached to the Beaufort Hotel.
II Beaufort Hotel
Just fronting the SE corner of Beaufort Square at the top of St Mary Street.
II Nos. 4&5 St Mary Street, Chepstow, Chepstow, GWENT
St Mary Street has ascending numbers downhill on S side to number 14 then uphill on N side to number 25
II Bowsher House
St Mary Street has ascending numbers downhill on S side to number 14 then uphill on N side to number 25.
II 10, Hocker Hill Street, Chepstow, Chepstow, GWENT
The narrow cobbled street runs downhill from the rear corner of Beaufort Square with descending numbering.
II 12, Middle Street, Chepstow, Chepstow, GWENT
The major house in Middle Street, in the middle of the range.
II Former Assembly Room and Market House, Conrad House
Forming the S downhill side of the square at the top of St Mary Street.

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6&7 Beaufort Square

A Grade II Listed Building in Chepstow, Monmouthshire