30 Bridge Street, Usk

30 Bridge Street, Usk
Type Barn
Location Usk, Monmouthshire
Coordinates 51°42′08″N 2°54′21″W / 51.7023°N 2.9059°W / 51.7023; -2.9059Coordinates: 51°42′08″N 2°54′21″W / 51.7023°N 2.9059°W / 51.7023; -2.9059
Built C15th
Governing body Private
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name: Bridge Street, rear wing
Designated 30 April 2004
Reference no. 82772
Location of 30 Bridge Street, Usk in Monmouthshire

30 Bridge Street, Usk, Monmouthshire, is a Grade II* listed building.

History and description

The original building formed part of the hospital of Usk Priory.[1] The roof of the present building dates from c.1400.[2] From the 17th century, the building was used as a gaol and the Catholic martyr David Lewis, aka Father Baker was imprisoned there in the 1680s.[2] The architectural historian John Newman; who refers to the building as No.28 , to which No.30 is joined and held in single ownership; notes the "hoodmould and idiosyncratic spurred stops" as the architectural features which enable dating to the early 15th century.[3]

Notes

  1. "Listed Buildings - Full Report - HeritageBill Cadw Assets - Reports". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 Stuff, Good. "Bridge Street, rear wing, Usk, Monmouthshire". Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  3. Newman 2000, p. 594.

References

  • Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1.
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