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Latitude: 51.5762 / 51°34'34"N
Longitude: -3.0535 / 3°3'12"W
OS Eastings: 327092
OS Northings: 186899
OS Grid: ST270868
Mapcode National: GBR J3.CW3D
Mapcode Global: VH7BC.1N31
Plus Code: 9C3RHWGW+FJ
Entry Name: Fairoak
Listing Date: 9 March 1979
Last Amended: 22 August 2003
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 3058
Building Class: Domestic
ID on this website: 300003058
Location: Sitauted at the junction of Pentrepoeth Road and Cowshed Lane in Bassaleg.
County: Newport
Town: Newport
Community: Graig
Community: Graig
Locality: Bassaleg
Built-Up Area: Newport
Traditional County: Monmouthshire
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Mid to later C17 house formerly owned by the Tredegar estate originally with baffle-entry plan, the entry then in line with the ridge chimney. Added C19 parallel rear range.
House, rendered with stone tiled roof and two yellow brick stacks, one at right end and one on ridge one bay in from left end. In 1979 there was a third on left end. Long one storey and attic low range with small eaves-breaking gabled dormers, one in first bay, one in centre and one further right (each side of porch) all with casement pair windows. Ground floor has porch to right of centre with two casement pair windows to left of it and one to right, single casement in first bay to left, and lean-to slate-roofed outbuilding in last bay to right. Gabled C19 porch with roof of shaped slates, bargeboarded gable and trellis sides, over 6-panel door, the top four panels fielded. Rear former coach-house range of c. 1900 with slate roof and yellow brick ridge stack.
Rendered left end paired gables with tiny window to ground floor of original house and casement pair to ground floor of rear range.
Not inspected. In 1979 there were three chamfered and stopped beams to ground floor. Fireplace to left of middle room with concealed adjoining winding stairs, fireplace with bread oven. Panelled shutters. Ceiling beam in left end dairy has been altered. Fireplace in lower SW end room. Roof said to have been raised with traces of an earlier roof possibly remaining above dairy.
Included as a C17 vernacular house retaining original character.
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