Old Market House (Second Thoughts) is a Grade II listed building in the Torfaen local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 2 July 1962. Market house.
Old Market House (Second Thoughts)
- WRENN ID
- sunken-rubble-amber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Torfaen
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 2 July 1962
- Type
- Market house
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Old Market House, built in the early 18th century, is a two-storey structure. The ground floor, which was likely once open, has been completely modernized with a glass and aluminium shopfront. The upper floor is rendered and painted, topped with a Welsh slate roof. On the first floor, there is a pediment or gable featuring a central window on the left and an additional window to the right. Both windows are plain six over nine early 19th century sashes, although the bottom six panes of the lower sash have been replaced with a single pane. The tall and narrow shape of the openings suggests they have not been altered and likely originally had cross-framed casements. The left window is flanked by inscription panels on brackets with pedimented heads, displaying inscriptions in English on the left and Welsh on the right. Above this window is a moulded plaster diamond. The building features a timber modillion cornice and a plain roof.
At the rear, there is a projecting two-storey hipped roof block at a lower level, which may be a later addition. The upper floor has two blind windows, while the side elevation includes a door and a plain window. The interior was not inspected during the last survey in October 1996, except for the ground floor, which has undergone significant alterations.
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