9 Agincourt Street, Monmouth
"No.9, its pediment botched"[1]
Type	Commercial
Location	Monmouth, Monmouthshire
Coordinates	51°48′42″N 2°42′54″W / 51.8116°N 2.715°W / 51.8116; -2.715
Built	C.17th century
Architectural style(s)	Georgian
Governing body	Privately owned
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name	No.9 Agincourt Street
Designated	27 June 1952
Reference no.	2242
Location of 9 Agincourt Street, Monmouth in Monmouthshire

9 Agincourt Street, Monmouth, Wales is a late 17th century townhouse which became the estate office of the agent of the Dukes of Beaufort in the mid 19th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. In commercial use since its construction, it now houses a firm of architects.

History

Cadw suggests a construction date close to 1700.^[2] The building was refaced in the 19th century and has since been unaltered externally.^[2] During the mid-19th century, the building was owned by the Dukes of Beaufort and used as the estate office for their substantial Monmouthshire land holdings.^[2] It was converted by a firm of architects in the late 20th century and now houses their offices.^[3] The architects were responsible for the conversion of the nearby Beaufort Arms Hotel.^[4]

Architecture and description

The building is rendered, under a roof of Welsh slate.^[2] Of two storeys, with an attic, it has a double-front plan.^[2] The architectural historian John Newman noted the "botched" pediment while the Monmouth historian Keith Kissack recorded its Grecian fanlight.^[5] The interior has a notable dog-leg staircase dating from the late 17th century and a complete early 19th century strong-room, installed when the building was used as a solicitors' office.^[2] The building is listed Grade II*.^[2]

Notes

References

• Kissack, Keith (2003). Monmouth and its Buildings. Woonton Almeley: Logaston Press. ISBN 978-1-904396-01-7. OCLC 55143853.
• Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1.