Olde Malsters, Usk

Olde Malsters
Olde Malsters, Usk is located in Monmouthshire
Olde Malsters, Usk
Location within Monmouthshire
51°42′05″N 2°54′19″W / 51.7015°N 2.9053°W / 51.7015; -2.9053
TypeHouse
LocationUsk, Monmouthshire
History
BuiltMedieval
Site notes
Architectural style
Vernacular
Governing bodyPrivately owned
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name
Olde Malsters
Designated1 April 1974
Reference no.82780

Olde Malsters, 11 New Market Street, Usk, Monmouthshire is a remnant of a large house of late medieval origins. The existing building comprises the cross-wing and a passage from the original townhouse. It is a Grade II* listed building.

History

The architectural historian John Newman, whose Buildings of Wales:Gwent/ Monmouthshire refers to the building as ""Olde Maltsters", describes the house as "late-medieval" in origin.[1]

Architecture and description

The building originally incorporated a hall, which now forms part of No.9, New Market Street.[2] The building is of stone, under a slate roof, and is part-rendered in stucco.[2] It is a Grade II* listed building.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Newman 2000, p. 594.
  2. 1 2 3 Cadw. "Olde Malsters (Grade II*) (82780)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

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