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21, Welsh Street, Chepstow, Chepstow, GWENT

A Grade II Listed Building in Chepstow, Monmouthshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.641 / 51°38'27"N

Longitude: -2.6767 / 2°40'36"W

OS Eastings: 353265

OS Northings: 193794

OS Grid: ST532937

Mapcode National: GBR JM.7TMN

Mapcode Global: VH87T.K08V

Plus Code: 9C3VJ8RF+98

Entry Name: 21, Welsh Street, Chepstow, Chepstow, GWENT

Listing Date: 24 March 1975

Last Amended: 12 November 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 2595

Building Class: Commercial

ID on this website: 300002595

Location: Corner site with Town Gate/Moor Street and opposite The George.

County: Monmouthshire

Town: Chepstow

Community: Chepstow (Cas-gwent)

Community: Chepstow

Built-Up Area: Chepstow

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

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History

Early C19, though an earlier site. A second market cross stood here called Robin Hood's Cross and the junction of Moor Street and Welsh Street was called The Cross into C19, though the cross was dismantled after 1759 by the Chepstow Turnpike Trust. When listed, sash windows were still in situ. Photograph c 1920 shows a corner entry with a sweet shop window to left.

Exterior

Former house now shops, offices and flats. Attached at each side, sharing same eaves line with number 21 Moor Street in Town Gate, and curving round corner. Walls scored rendered and painted with shallow-pitched slate roof behind moulded eaves cornice. Three storeys. Four window range, one of which is on curved angle, C20 glazing in reveals. Ground floor has two large C20 shops with deep fascia boards.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as an early C19 house. Group value especially with number 21 Moor Street, Town Gate and Town Gate House.

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Other nearby listed buildings

  • II Town Gate House
    Attached and at right angles to the Town Gate in the town centre and facing The George .
  • I Town Gate
    Standing at the main entrance to the fortified town between Moor Street outside the gate to W and High Street within walls to E.
  • II 30, High Street, Chepstow, Chepstow, GWENT
    On a corner site facing into Bank Street with side elevation fronting High Street and adjoining the Town Gate.
  • II 1, Bank Street, Chepstow, Chepstow
    Part of the Towngate range and attached to number 30 High Street, overlooking the square at the top of Bank Street
  • II 22, 23&23a
    On the corner of Moor Street and Welsh Street, opposite the Town Gate and adjacent to Albion Square
  • II The George Hotel
    Adjacent to the medieval Town Gate in the lower part of Moor Street known as Town Gate.
  • II Gate House
    Adjoins S side of Town Gate, facing E down High Street.
  • II The King's Head PH
    Very near Town Gate and adjacent to the listed range on the corner of Moor Street.

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