3, 4 And 5, Monmouth Street

Nos. 3, 4, and 5 Monmouth Street are three small terrace houses that have been converted into commercial premises. They are dated 1731 on the hopper head and feature early 19th-century elements with 20th-century alterations. These buildings are part of the John Strahan development in the Kingsmead Square area.

In terms of materials, Nos. 3 and 4 are constructed from painted brick with stone dressings, while No. 5 is built from ashlar, also painted at the front, and all have Welsh slate roofs. The properties are small and wedge-shaped, standing two storeys tall with an attic and basement. Nos. 3 and 4 have three and four plain sash windows respectively on the first floor, which are set in raised plat surrounds beneath a plat band.

No. 3 features an early 19th-century high square display front with a fascia and cornice supported by deep consoles, which are late 18th-century brackets from Bath Street. It has a pair of panelled doors to the left and a large square brick chimney stack in the center. No. 4 has an early 19th-century paired modified sash display front with a doorway to the right and one deep plain sash window on the far right. Above the ground floor, there is a continuous plat band, and No. 4 has two high raking dormers. The left end of No. 4 shows remains of alternating quoins and a very short return to a high coped half gable.

No. 5 has a rebuilt frontage with four large twenty-pane sash windows above a full-width pilastered ground floor with a fascia, featuring mainly late 20th-century windows. It has a moulded cornice with a deep blocking course that returns unpainted for a short distance to the right.

The interiors were not inspected, except for No. 3, which was examined in 1987. It features old elm winder stairs in the thin end of the wedge shape, with a beaded door leading to the stairs. There is plain ceiling height panelling, early 19th-century hob grates, and a copper and range in the old kitchen.

These properties are modest and have undergone significant modifications, but they are of interest for their brickwork from this early date.