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Latitude: 51.5872 / 51°35'14"N
Longitude: -2.9961 / 2°59'46"W
OS Eastings: 331082
OS Northings: 188068
OS Grid: ST310880
Mapcode National: GBR J5.CC2B
Mapcode Global: VH7BD.0CXK
Plus Code: 9C3VH2P3+VG
Entry Name: Westgate Chambers/Westgate Buildings (Nos.170-173 Consecutive)
Listing Date: 18 November 1998
Last Amended: 31 March 2000
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 21004
Building Class: Commercial
ID on this website: 300021004
Location: Opposite Corn Street.
County: Newport
Community: Stow Hill
Community: Stow Hill
Built-Up Area: Newport
Traditional County: Monmouthshire
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Dated 1897.
Large commercial building. Four storeys plus attics; generally sash windows. Steep lead roof. Northern European Renaissance style.
Five bays, central attic gable of 3 sash windows with Dutch pediment and flanking octagonal buttresses. To each side, 2 attic gables with paired sash windows, segmental pediments. Third floor has 3 sashes to each bay with continuous iron balcony on stone brackets. Second floor has bowed oriel windows flanked by mullion and transom windows. First floor has, to centre, large multi-light semi-circular window with relief spandrels; outer bays have windows (Venetian derived) where central arched window is flanked by camber-headed windows with pairs of small arched windws above. Ground floor entrance doorway is offset to L of centre; open pediment with cartouche, swags etc; inscription "Westgate Buildings".
Modern shopfronts to 4 shops on ground floor.
Modern Shopfronts to four shops on ground floor.
Elaborate and ambitious late C19 commercial development. Group value with other listed buildings in Commercial Street.
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