Monmouth houses [34]
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Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 28 May 2021
Number 3 Monk Street was built in the early 18th century and the fenestration was altered in the early 19th century. The house was altered in the early and late 20th century. The house has been the Manse for the adjoining Baptist chapel since 1907. An adjoining similar house was demolished in 1906 so that the chapel could be built. Constructed of stuccoed brick under a Welsh slate roof. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=&id=2281 Monmouth is a market town at the confluence of the Rivers Monnow and Wye some 30 miles northeast of Cardiff. Although there is evidence of settlement in the Neolithic period, the town was established around the Norman castle which was the birthplace of King Henry V. The historic county town of Monmouthshire, the town is now a centre for Wye Valley tourism.