Historic houses · South Wales
St John's
St John's — house in Monmouth, Wales.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Rookwood · 7.6 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
St John's is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Monmouth, Wales". Coordinates: 51.8111°, -2.7146°.
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Heritage listing
http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=2266
From Cadw under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wye SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Wye Valley
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St John's is a grade II listed building in the town centre of Monmouth, Wales. It is located in Glendower Street within the medieval town walls. The house is most remarkable for the rear of the property which features a Coalbrookdale verandah and formal walled garden that have been separately grade II listed with the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales. The villa's garden is also registered with the Welsh Historic Gardens Trust.
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Background
History
by John Speed]] St John's (pictured) at 11 Glendower Street has been described as "one of Monmouth's best-kept secrets." It is an 18th-century, grade II listed building. St John's derived its name from a mistaken assertion by the antiquarian and bookseller Charles Heath at the turn of the 19th century. He had claimed that a monastery of St John was once located on the site. St John's is located on the south side of Glendower Street, within the medieval walls of Monmouth that were built around 1300 and are shown on Speed's map of the town (pictured). In the mid-19th century, St John's was the residence of a physician. The property is included on the 1901 Second Edition Ordnance Survey map of…
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- Coordinates
- 51.8111, -2.7146
- District
- Monmouthshire
- Parish
- Monmouth
- Postcode
- NP25 3DG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Monmouthshire
- Nearest railway station
- Rookwood — 7.6 km
- Official site
- www.visitmonmouthshire.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q7593523 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St John's, Monmouth (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Johns, Glendower Street (geograph 5488175).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St John's?
- St John's is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode NP25 3DG), in the parish of Monmouth.
- Who owns St John's?
- St John's is owned by | current_tenants =.
- Is St John's a listed building?
- St John's is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is St John's a protected site?
- Yes — St John's is part of the River Wye SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Wye Valley National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to St John's?
- The nearest railway station is Rookwood, about 7.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NP25 3DG.