St John's, Monmouth
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Grade II listed building / Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales |
St John's is a
History
St John's (pictured) at 11 Glendower Street has been described as "one of Monmouth's best-kept secrets."[1] It is an 18th-century, grade II listed building.[2][3] St John's derived its name from a mistaken assertion by the antiquarian and bookseller Charles Heath at the turn of the 19th century. He had claimed that a monastery of St John was once located on the site.[4] St John's is located on the south side of Glendower Street, within the medieval walls of Monmouth that were built around 1300 and are shown on Speed's map of the town (pictured).[5][6]
In the mid 19th century, St John's was the residence of a physician.[1][4] In 1891 a school operated at the house.[7] The property is included on the 1901 Second Edition Ordnance Survey map of Monmouthshire. Details of the garden depicted on the map include a conservatory, kitchen garden, and tennis court.[8]
The house has a two-storey, somewhat unimposing, street elevation and a three-storey rear elevation.[1] The three-bay street elevation has a pedimented entrance flanked by fluted columns. There is a roughcast exterior and a slate roof.[2]
The rear of the property is remarkable for the mid 19th-century, cast iron,
The house was grade II listed on 9 April 1973.[3] Later, the garden, including the verandah, was grade II listed, and registered by 1994 with the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales, ICOMOS a reference to the International Council on Monuments and Sites.[9][4][8][10] The garden is registered with the Welsh Historic Gardens Trust.[10]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Rhodri Evans (15 March 2003). "Monmouth's best-kept secret". Western Mail. Cardiff, Wales. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ a b "St John's, Glendower Street, 11, Monmouth". coflein.gov.uk. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ a b "St. John's, Monmouth". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ a b c d "St John's, Monmouth". coflein.gov.uk. Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ "Virtual Map of Monmouth". monmouth.org.uk. The Monmouth Website. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- Historic Environment Record. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ "Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire 1934" (PDF). liber-mortuorum. Kelly's Directory of Monmouthshire 1934 (Hosted on Liber Mortuorum). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ^ a b "St. Johns Garden, Monmouth". coflein.gov.uk. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ Parks and Gardens UK. Archived from the originalon 23 December 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.