Birchfield House, Chepstow, Monmouthshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6399 / 51°38'23"N

Longitude: -2.6795 / 2°40'46"W

OS Eastings: 353074

OS Northings: 193672

OS Grid: ST530936

Mapcode National: GBR JM.7SVJ

Mapcode Global: VH87T.H1TP

Plus Code: 9C3VJ8QC+X6

Entry Name: Birchfield House

Listing Date: 24 March 1975

Last Amended: 12 November 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 2573

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300002573

Location: Set on the steep hillside rising above the town facing N; this is the upper house of the two.

County: Monmouthshire

Town: Chepstow

Community: Chepstow (Cas-gwent)

Community: Chepstow

Built-Up Area: Chepstow

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

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History

Birchfield House and Blenheim House were built as one property in late C18, Albion House, but divided into two c 1868 This house was the home of Alfred Hillman the printer 1886-1914.

Exterior

One of a pair of later Georgian houses. This house occupies the upper right-hand end bay of an overall 4-bay road frontage with main elevation at right angles overlooking garden to side. Walls are stucco rendered; shallow pitched machine-tile roof. Three storeys. Single window range to road frontage comprises a 2-storey segmental bow window with sashes, upper storey window enlarged in C20. The garden elevation to side has a 3-window range of sashes, deep moulded and swept plinth, central doorway with fluted architrave and console brackets to semicircular hood.

Interior

Believed to retain Regency fittings.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as one of a pair of Georgian houses.

External Links

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Birchfield House

A Grade II Listed Building in Chepstow, Monmouthshire