Chapel House, Monmouth
| Chapel House | |
|---|---|
 front of Chapel House | |
| General information | |
| Status | Boarding House |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| Address | Hereford Road |
| Town or city | Monmouth |
| Country | Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°48′55″N 2°42′48″W / 51.8154°N 2.7134°WCoordinates: 51°48′55″N 2°42′48″W / 51.8154°N 2.7134°W |
| Completed | 1752 |
| Owner | Monmouth School |
| Website | |
| http://www.monmouthschool.org/en/chapel_house | |
Chapel House, Hereford Road, Monmouth, Wales, is a Georgian townhouse, described by the architectural historian John Newman, as "the best house in the entire street".[1] The house was designated a Grade II* listed building on 27 June 1952.[2]
The building is mid-eighteenth century or earlier and of "seven bays under a hipped roof."[1] The red-brick walls to the side, which give access to a service court and the garden stretching down to the River Monnow are "contemporary".[1] The interior contains plasterwork and a staircase which "echo Troy House and Great Castle House",[1] although John Newman considers that the quality of the interior fittings surpasses those of either. The house was built in 1752.[3]
Chapel House is now a boarding house of Monmouth School.
It now holds boys from preps 3, 4, form 1, and form 2.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Newman, John (2000). 'The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire. Pevsner Architectural Guides. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 407.
- ↑ "Chapel House, Monmouth". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ↑ Newman, John (2009). "Buildings in the Landscape". In Gray, Madeline; Morgan, Prys. The Gwent County History, Volume 3: The Making of Monmouthshire, 1536–1780. General ed. Ralph A. Griffiths. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 348.