5 Monk Street, Monmouth
| 5 Monk Street, Monmouth | |
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| Type | Offices |
| Location | Monmouth, Monmouthshire |
| Coordinates | 51°48′50″N 2°42′45″W / 51.8139°N 2.7125°WCoordinates: 51°48′50″N 2°42′45″W / 51.8139°N 2.7125°W |
| Built | C.1730 |
| Architectural style(s) | Georgian |
| Governing body | Privately owned |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name: The Royal George Hotel (Formerly the Ivy Bank Hotel) Monk Street Gwent | |
| Designated | 10 August 2005 |
| Reference no. | 2282 |
  Location of 5 Monk Street, Monmouth in Monmouthshire | |
5 Monk Street, Monmouth, Wales is a large townhouse of c.1730. Its architectural style is "old-fashioned" for its date, drawing on Carolean models such as Tredegar House. Built as a private residence, in 1800 it was occupied by the commander of the Monmouthshire Militia. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the building was an hotel, first the Ivy Bank and then the Royal George. By the 1980s, it was empty and derelict. Restored, and significantly altered internally, in 1985-7, it was used firstly as a nursing home, and is currently (2017) commercial offices.
History
The house is early 18th century in date[1] with an historical attribution to 1730.[2] Constructed as a residential townhouse, it was owned in 1800 by the commander of the Monmouthshire Militia.[3] The commander undertook significant remodelling of the house.[2] Later in the century, the house became an hotel, first the Ivy Bank and then the Royal George.[1] In the 20th century, the hotel closed and the building suffered significant neglect.[3] It was restored 1985-7, and was utilisied firstly as a nursing home,[3] and then as commercial offices.[2]
Description
The architectural historian John Newman, describes No.5 as "one of the town's finest 18th century houses."[4] Designed in a Carolean style,[1] it was out of date for its time.[2] The Monmouth historian Keith Kissack noted its Neoclassical interiors of about 1800,[3] introduced when the commander of the Monmouthshire Militia remodelled the house. The renovations were external, as well as internal, Newman comments on the "Adamesque Corinthian capitals and Doric frieze."[4]
Notes
- 1 2 3 Good Stuff. "The Royal George Hotel (Formerly the Ivy Bank Hotel) Monk Street,,,,,gwent,, Monmouth, Monmouthshire". Britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
- 1 2 3 4 "Listed Buildings - Full Report - HeritageBill Cadw Assets - Reports". Cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net. 1952-06-27. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
- 1 2 3 4 Kissack 2003, p. 60.
- 1 2 Newman 2000, p. 406.
Sources
- Kissack, Keith (2003). Monmouth and its Buildings. Woonton Almeley: Logaston Press. ISBN 1-904396-01-1.
- Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1.