The Grange, Monmouth

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The Grange, Monmouth
Grade II Listed

The Grange consists of three attached,

Monmouth School
, another Haberdashers' Company school.

History and design

During the eighteenth century, much of the north side of St James Street in Monmouth was a farm.

metope in the style of the Brothers Adam.[4] The pediment has a firemark, a plaque noting that the building owner had given financially to the town fire department.[7][8] The red brick building next to The Grange at 10 St James Street was once its stable.[4][9]

The Grange preparatory school

The Grange, the buildings on St James Street, should be distinguished from The Grange, the preparatory school of the Haberdashers' Company, also known as the

Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, officiated at the September opening ceremonies.[11] Before the recent move to Hadnock Road, children from the St James Street school distinguished themselves in chess, winning Britain's 2003 national title as under-11 chess champions.[15]

The Grange boarding house

On 19 August 2010, Monmouthshire County Council released details of an application to redevelop the former prep school at St James Street as a sixth form boarding facility for older students at Monmouth School. Housing for staff members was planned as well. The application indicated that there were three Grade II listed, connected buildings, as well as an extension that had been added at a later date. The plan was to include a new addition that would be attached to the extant extension at the back of the property.[2][3] On 13 and 14 December 2010, it was announced that permission for the conversion of The Grange from a prep school to a boarding house had been granted.[16][17] The alteration of The Grange is a component of the first phase of The Heart Project, a substantial renovation of Monmouth School which has recently been undertaken. The new boarding house opened in September 2011 for students in their last year, with Kingsley Jones as housemaster of the new boarding accommodation.[18]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Monmouth town (1875). Illustrated handbook to Monmouth. pp. 25–26. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Result 2, Monmouthshire County Council Weekly List of Registered Planning: Listed Building Consent The Grange 12 St James' Street, page 4 of PDF". monmouthshire.gov.uk. Monmouthshire County Council. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Weekly List of Registered Planning Applications - Page 4". docs.google.com. Monmouthshire County Council. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  4. ^ . Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Monnow Bridge". cofiadurcahcymru.org.uk. The Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust Historic Environment Record. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Grange The, St James Street". coflein.gov.uk. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  7. ^ "Walking in Monmouth, Monmouthshire and The Wye Valley". monmouth.org.uk. The Monmouth Website. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  8. . Retrieved 25 May 2012. firemark in pediment.
  9. ^ "The Grange, St James Street, Monmouth". geograph.org.uk. Geograph. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  10. ^ "Domesday Reloaded - Schools in Monmouth 1". bbc.co.uk. BBC - Domesday Reloaded. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  11. ^ a b c d "The official opening of The Grange by HRH The Earl of Wessex". thegrangemonmouth.org. A School of the Haberdashers’ Company. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  12. ^ "Directions". thegrangemonmouth.org. The Grange - A School of the Haberdashers' Company. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  13. ^ "Monmouth School". docs.google.com. Haberdashers' Company. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  14. ^ "The Grange - Overview". thegrangemonmouth.org. The Grange - A School of the Haberdashers' Company. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  15. ^ "UK title for chess pupils". BBC News. 13 September 2003. Retrieved 14 June 2003.
  16. ^ "Result 17, Monmouthshire County Council Weekly List of Determined Planning: preparatory school to sixth form boarding house ... The Grange 12 St James' Street, page 3 of PDF". monmouthshire.gov.uk. Monmouthshire County Council. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  17. ^ "Weekly List of Determined Planning Applications, Page 3". docs.google.com. Monmouthshire County Council. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  18. ^ "The Heart Project". monmouthschool.org. Monmouth School - A School of the Haberdashers' Company. Retrieved 25 May 2012.

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