The Old Workhouse Studio is a Grade II listed building in the Monmouthshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 10 November 2005. Studio.

The Old Workhouse Studio

WRENN ID
ruined-rotunda-crow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Monmouthshire
Constituency
Monmouthshire MP: Catherine Fookes (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
10 November 2005
Type
Studio
Address
The Old Workhouse Studio, Abergavenny
OS grid reference
SO 291 143
Coordinates
51.82298, -3.02977
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Old Workhouse Studio is a building constructed from Old Red Sandstone rubble, featuring Bath limestone dressings and a Welsh slate roof. It is designed in the Tudor Collegiate style and resembles the front range of a quadrangular building. The structure has two storeys and an attic, with a symmetrical five-bay layout. The first, third, and fifth bays are set forward and gabled, with the central bay being significantly wider than the outer ones.

The outer bays each have a two-light mullion-and-transom window on the ground floor, a two-light window above, and a single-light window in the gable, all featuring hollow chamfers. The gables are adorned with kneelers topped with pendant balls and copings. The recessed bays have panelled double gates with four-centred heads that serve as entries to the yards at the rear. These gates appear to be recent restorations, as the arches were reported as blocked in 2000. Above the gates, there is a plain two-light window positioned closer to the centre bay on either side.

The wider central bay features a canted three-faced ground floor with a three-light mullion-and-transom window flanked by two-light windows. This area likely served as the Beadle's office for monitoring activity. Above the ground floor, the bay transitions to a rectangular shape with corners supported by elaborate roll corbels. The first floor has a three-light window, and the gable above contains a single-light window, with the gable also featuring kneelers with pendant balls, copings, and a finial. The roof is plain and steeply pitched, with all chimney stacks removed. The rear elevation has not been inspected, and the interior was not examined during the resurvey.

Local climate

The Old Workhouse Studio 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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