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Cromwell House

A Grade II Listed Building in Chepstow, Monmouthshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6441 / 51°38'38"N

Longitude: -2.6729 / 2°40'22"W

OS Eastings: 353532

OS Northings: 194133

OS Grid: ST535941

Mapcode National: GBR JM.7NC8

Mapcode Global: VH87M.MY91

Plus Code: 9C3VJ8VG+JR

Entry Name: Cromwell House

Listing Date: 14 March 1955

Last Amended: 12 November 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 2505

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300002505

Location: Opposite the Three Tuns Inn, adjacent to former school.

County: Monmouthshire

Town: Chepstow

Community: Chepstow (Cas-gwent)

Community: Chepstow

Built-Up Area: Chepstow

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

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History

Probably C16 origin with later remodelling. Name reflects claim that Oliver Cromwell slept in the house after taking Chepstow in 1648.

Exterior

Detached house, shop on ground floor. Pebbledashed and painted with pantiled roof. 3 storeys, end gable fronting road with bargeboards and applied timber-framing in gable; battered. 2-window range of cambered headed 9/6 pane sashes with thick glazing bars and exposed frames to first and ground floor; casement window to gable. Doorway at end left is square-headed with plain oak door, iron hinges and hood. Plinth, chamfered right corner. Stepped down in 2 wings to rear.

Interior

Interior retains ground floor stone Tudor fireplace with flat arch and spandrels; 2 chamfered beams parallel with frontage, flag floor. Roof with wind-braces believed to be retained.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a rare early surviving house with interesting historical associations. Group value with other listed buildings in the upper part of Bridge Street.

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