2 Lower Monk Street is a Grade II listed building in the Monmouthshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 7 May 1952. House.

2 Lower Monk Street

WRENN ID
second-bastion-stoat
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Monmouthshire
Country
Wales
Date first listed
7 May 1952
Type
House
Source
Cadw listing

Description

Rendered and painted rubblestone with a natural slate roof. Double depth central entrance plan with a large rear wing. Three storeys, five windows, plain painted quoin pilasters. Six-panel door with moulded architrave, fanlight and Tuscan portico with enriched frieze. Some windows are replacement sashes, with grooved architraves and enriched lintels, 1 over 1 pane on ground floor, 2 over 2 above, the upper floor windows are smaller. Low pitch roof, coped gables with ridge stacks. Forecourt surrounded by wrought iron spike railings which return to the house at either corner. Right return has plain windows in small rear wing. Left return has windows to both front and rear rooms on the ground and first floors. Large canted two storey extension of possibly Edwardian date (but see History). The ground floor has two bull's-eye windows with fancy architraves. The upper floor is higher, possibly for a ballroom, and has tall paired 1 over 1 pane sashes, further architraved ones on either canted face. Tall corniced parapet, peaked roof behind is barely visible. Rear elevation not inspected.

Interior not inspected at resurvey.

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