9 Agincourt Street, Monmouth | |
Type: | Commercial |
Map Relief: | yes |
Coordinates: | 51.8116°N -2.715°W |
Location: | Monmouth, Monmouthshire |
Built: | C.17th century |
Architecture: | Georgian |
Governing Body: | Privately owned |
Designation1: | Grade II* listed building |
Designation1 Offname: | No.9 Agincourt Street |
Designation1 Date: | 27 June 1952 |
Designation1 Number: | 2242 |
9 Agincourt Street, Monmouth, Wales is a late 17th century townhouse which became the estate office of the agent of the Dukes of Beaufort in the mid 19th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. In commercial use since its construction, it now houses a firm of architects.
Cadw suggests a construction date close to 1700. The building was refaced in the 19th century and has since been unaltered externally. During the mid-19th century, the building was owned by the Dukes of Beaufort and used as the estate office for their substantial Monmouthshire land holdings. It was converted by a firm of architects in the late 20th century and now houses their offices.[1] The architects were responsible for the conversion of the nearby Beaufort Arms Hotel.
The building is rendered, under a roof of Welsh slate. Of two storeys, with an attic, it has a double-front plan. The architectural historian John Newman noted the "botched" pediment while the Monmouth historian Keith Kissack recorded its Grecian fanlight. The interior has a notable dog-leg staircase dating from the late 17th century and a complete early 19th century strong-room, installed when the building was used as a solicitors' office. The building is listed Grade II*.
. Keith Kissack. Monmouth and its Buildings. 2003. Logaston Press. Woonton Almeley. 978-1-904396-01-7. 55143853.
. John Newman (architectural historian). The Buildings of Wales. Gwent/Monmouthshire. 2000. Penguin. London. 0-14-071053-1.