The School Room (formerly of Abergavenny Congregational Church) is a Grade II listed building in the Monmouthshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 1 November 1974. A 19th century School room.

The School Room (formerly of Abergavenny Congregational Church)

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Monmouthshire
Constituency
Monmouthshire MP: Catherine Fookes (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
1 November 1974
Type
School room
OS grid reference
SO 298 140
Coordinates
51.82106, -3.01851
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The School Room, formerly part of Abergavenny Congregational Church, features a rendered and painted facade topped with a Welsh slate roof. The building has a rectangular plan with a gable end facing the street. Its three-bay front is pedimented and resembles the adjoining chapel, though it is simpler, with minimal pilasters and a cornice. The central entrance is flanked by three round-headed windows; the outer windows are full height, while the center window is shorter and positioned above the doorway. The entrance has plain double doors with a two-light transom and a basic Tuscan-style pilastered surround, with "THE SCHOOL ROOM" inscribed on the entablature. The windows consist of two sets of three panes, with the center window having only two panes. A round window is located in the pediment, and the roof has a low pitch that aligns with the pediment line. The rear elevation features three tall windows that match those at the front.

Internally, the building has been altered with the addition of an upper floor and staircase, and it now functions as modern offices, with no historic features observed during the resurvey.

Local climate

The School Room (formerly of Abergavenny Congregational Church) receives an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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