Chepstow buildings [48]

Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 3 Sep 2022

The Beaufort Hotel, in Beaufort Square, probably has origins in the 16th century. From 1650 to 1735 it was known as Market House Inn, from 1736 it was known as the Duke of Beaufort's Arms, it was a major coaching inn. Probably rebuilt when Assembly Rooms Image were created in the early 19th century. There have been some later alterations. Built to a double-pile plan of stuccoed brick under a slate roof behind a parapet. Beaufort Square was formerly the Market Place, called The Square, also St Mary's Square and the Beast Market, the present name dates from the 18th century. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=&id=2495 Chepstow, the most easterly town in Wales, is located on the tidal River Wye, some 3 miles above its confluence with the River Severn. There is evidence of continuous human occupation from the Mesolithic period. The town grew in importance when the Normans erected a castle at what was the lowest bridging point of the River Wye. The town flourished as a port, being exempt from English taxation, and it mainly traded in timber and bark from the Wye Valley. The town became an important centre for tourism from the late eighteenth century.

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