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Beaufort Square, CHEPSTOW, NP16 5EP

This is one of c700 Oxfam shops in the UK. Oxfam was founded in Oxford in 1942 as the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief by a group of Quakers, social activists and Oxford academics. It changed its name to Oxfam in 1965.

Number 11 Beaufort Square, a shop with accommodation above, was built in the late 18th or early 19th century. Constructed of rendered brick, lined to simulate ashlar under a slate roof. 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=2500 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.

Number 10 Beaufort Square, a shop with accommodation above, formerly called Nell Gwynne House, was built in the late 18th or early 19th century. Constructed of rendered brick under a slate roof. The shopfront is 20th century. 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=2499 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.

The Continental Market extended all the way up the High Street, as far as the Town Arch. Traffic was diverted.

Town centre bank branch at 12 Beaufort Square.

Number 9 Beaufort Square was, probably, built in the 18th century and altered in both the 19th and 20th centuries. Constructed of stuccoed brick under a tile roof with a large 20th century projecting shopfront. 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=2498 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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Town centre bank branch in Beaufort Square. NatWest name signs in Wales now show NatWest Cymru. Cymru is the Welsh word for Wales. The company's website states that NatWest actively encourages the use of Welsh in the workplace and has been an active supporter of the Welsh Language Board’s Investing in Welsh Marque initiative. It has incorporated the Working Welsh logo into the design of its corporate name badges which are worn by all branch staff in customer contact roles. The badges identify Welsh speaking staff and indicate whether they are fluent in, or learning, the language.

Most modern references and maps have HOCKER HILL STREET. Does this sign show the obsolete older version of the name, or is it a variant which is also in current use?

Dates from 1732 but with alterations https://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=&id=2543