Lower Hardwick, Chepstow, Monmouthshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6381 / 51°38'17"N

Longitude: -2.6791 / 2°40'44"W

OS Eastings: 353096

OS Northings: 193471

OS Grid: ST530934

Mapcode National: GBR JM.80S6

Mapcode Global: VH87T.J302

Plus Code: 9C3VJ8QC+68

Entry Name: Lower Hardwick

Listing Date: 24 March 1975

Last Amended: 12 November 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 2527

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300002527

Location: On steeply rising hillside, fronting the main road - Hardwick Hill, adjoining Newport Road, is part of the A48; the whole property is an island site backed by Hardwick Hill Lane.

County: Monmouthshire

Town: Chepstow

Community: Chepstow (Cas-gwent)

Community: Chepstow

Built-Up Area: Chepstow

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

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History

Early C19. Built by Thomas Evans c 1813. Part of the Mount Pleasant development following the creation of a new road agreed by the Chepstow Turnpike Trustees in 1808 'for easing the Hill'. Walled garden to rear.

Exterior

Small late Georgian mansion. Walls rendered with scored stucco; shallow-pitched hipped slate roofs with eaves cornice. Double pile plan with narrow stacks at the junction. Three storeys and basement. Three window range of sashes with narrow glazing bars: 9-pane to top floor, 12-pane to first floor with central round-arched window with radial upper glazing bars; plain architraves to all windows. Central doorway with fluted pilasters, panelled reveals, open pediment hood, glazed diamond panels and fanlight with radial glazing. Flat pilastered angles. Uphill garden elevation has canted ground floor bays with margin glazing, half-round side mullions, billet moulded cornice, pitched roofs, no windows above. Rear double-fronted elevation retains sashes; projecting 2-storey porch bay up two steps with 6-panelled door. Plinth. Downhill courtyard elevation has blocked top storey windows, a two-window range of large first floor sashes and basement entrance.

Interior

Interior retains shutters, panelled doors with surrounds, panelled reveals, black and white marble fireplaces, plaster cornice mouldings and segmental arched recess. Central hallway behind front door with later staircase. Stairs to cellar.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a large Georgian house retaining its character. Group value with Ashfield opposite.

External Links

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Ashfield House
At the top of Mount Pleasant, in the section of the A48 Newport Road known as Hardwick Hill, opposite Lower Hardwick, set in the slope below the main road on a large corner site with Bulwark Road.
II Hardwick Hill House
Towards the top of the hill set above the road, the main building in a group of four dwellings.
II 2 and 3 Hardwick Hill
Number 2 is attached to the side of Oakfield House facing the main road, number 3 is at right angles but shares a side frontage with number 2.
II High Trees
At the top of the street and well set back up a drive in a large walled garden, the W elevation facing Vauxhall Lane.
II Stratheden
Attached to the back of Hardwick Hill House and facing uphill; set above the road and reached by a short drive.
II Hardwick Cottage
On the hillside roughly midway between Hardwick Hill at top and Rockwood Road at bottom, surrounded by a large garden.
II Front garden gate at Hathaway
At the front walled garden entrance to the house, stepped up from the pavement.
II Hathaway House
The top building of the listed hillside terrace of Mount Pleasant which faces out over River Wye.

British Listed Buildings

History in Structure

Lower Hardwick

A Grade II Listed Building in Chepstow, Monmouthshire