Monmouth Heritage Trail - A walking trail through the sights of Monmouth [1] .
In 2009, the Monmouth Civic Society identified 24 historic and interesting buildings in the city and organized the production and installation of ceramic blue boards. The boards were made by Ned Heywood, the inscriptions on them are made in two languages, English and Welsh. On each board is a brief description of the importance of this building for the city. The choice of some of the objects was obvious, for example, Monnow Bridge and Shire Hall - symbols of the city and included in the lists of cultural heritage [2] . Others are less well known, such as the Nelson Gardens and Monmouth Methodist Church, although townspeople walk past them every day. A complete list of objects is given below.
The guide information is available in Welsh [1] , with more translations available on Wikipedia. The project " MonmouthpediA " provides visitors with all the necessary information about the objects using QRpedia codes [3] .
Route map
Key
| Level | Criterion [2] |
|---|---|
| Level I | Buildings are of exceptional interest, some are considered to be of international importance. |
| Level II * | Especially important buildings |
| Level II | Buildings of national importance, especially interesting |
Buildings
| room | Title | The photo | Level | Dates | Location [A] | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Drybridge House | II | 1671 | Large house of the XVII century. Located in the south-west of the city, next to the "dry bridge" across a small stream. Currently, the Bridges Community Center . | ||
| 2 | Church of Thomas Becket | II * | about 1170 | Thomas Becket Church is located next to the Monnow Bridge by the Monnow River. | ||
| 3 | Monnow Bridge | I | 13th century | Monnow Bridge is a footbridge across the Monnow River in Monmouth, Wales, the only surviving fortified bridge in the UK with a tower still standing. At the moment is pedestrian. | ||
| four | Robin Hood Hotel | II * | late middle ages | Robin Hood Hotel is an inn, one of the few preserved medieval buildings in the city. | ||
| 5 | Roman fort | na | about 55 year | Blestium is a small fort and iron production center in the former Roman province, part of Roman Britain . | ||
| 6 | Kingshead Hotel | II * | 17th century | Kingshead Hotel is opposite the Shire Hall; the building dates from the middle of the XVII century, and as in the main hotel of Monmouth, Prince Charles stayed here in 1645. | ||
| 7 | Shire Hall | I | 1724 | Shire Hall - a building in the city center, built in 1724. Used, among other things, as a market. | ||
| 8 | Great Castle House | I | 1673 | Great Castle House is a former town hall. | ||
| 9 | Monmouth Market Building | II | 1830s | The Monmouth Market Building is an early Victorian building in Monmouth by architect George Vaughan Maddox. It was built in 1837-39 as a central element in the reconstruction of a part of the city center. It was badly damaged by a fire in 1963, it was partially restored and now it houses the Monmouth Museum (the former Nelson Museum). The back of the building, originally a slaughterhouse, overlooks the Monnow River. | ||
| 10 | Monmouth Monastery | II * | 1075 | Monmouth Monastery has existed since 1075; part of the medieval buildings has been preserved. | ||
| eleven | Monastery Church of St. Mary | II * | 18-19 centuries | St. Mary's Monastery Church is an Anglican church whose modern building dates from the 18th – 19th centuries. | ||
| 12 | Monmouth County Prison | II | 1780s | Monmouth County Prison has been the main prison of Monmouth since its opening in 1790. It occupies about an acre of square, in 1869 it was closed. | ||
| 13 | Rolls Hall | II | 1887 | Rolls Hall is a Victorian building, currently a public library. | ||
| fourteen | Judges' home | II | 18 century | Judges' home is an 18th-century building that was used until 1835 to house judges. | ||
| fifteen | Dispensary | na | 1860s | The dispensary is a Victorian building typical of the center of Monmouth, dated to the middle of the 18th century with superstructures of the early 19th century. | ||
| 16 | Monmouth Methodist Church | II * | 1837 | Monmouth Methodist Church was built in 1837. | ||
| 17 | Catholic Church of St. Mary | II | 1793 | The Catholic Church of St. Mary is located on St. Mary's Street near the center of Monmouth. | ||
| eighteen | Hotel Angel | II | 17th century | Hotel Angel, Church Street is an inn, which has been operating since 1700 and closed in 1985, the longest-running inmate of Monmouth. | ||
| 19 | Savoy Theater | II * | 19th century | The Savoy Theater - a 360-seat theater and cinema, is now managed by a charity trust. | ||
| twenty | Hotel White Swan | II * | rebuilt in 1839 | The White Swan Hotel, Church Street is a former 18th-century hotel built on the site of another hotel. | ||
| 21 | Edginkort House | II * | 17-19 centuries | Edginkort House is located on Edginkort Square and dates from the early 17th century. | ||
| 22 | Hotel Beaufort Arms | II * | 1830s | Beaufort Arms Hotel is located on Edginkort Square. | ||
| 23 | Hyam's Mineral Water Works | - | 1866 | Hyam's Mineral Water Works - a building of the XIX century, the former production of mineral water. | ||
| 24 | Nelson's Garden | II * | 1802 | Nelson's Garden is a 19th-century garden that hosted a tea party in honor of Lord Nelson in 1802. |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Blue Plaque Trail (inaccessible link) , VisitWyeValley.com, accessed January 2012
- ↑ 1 2 Listed Buildings , English Heritage , 2010 , < http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/caring/listing/listed-buildings/ > . Retrieved April 1, 2012.
- ↑ Wikipedia project to cover life in Monmouth , BBC News, December 30, 2011