Parade House, Monmouth
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Former names | The Harp Inn |
General information | |
Address | Monk Street |
Town or city | Monmouth |
Country | Wales |
Coordinates | 51°48′54″N 2°42′46″W / 51.814888°N 2.712651°W |
Current tenants | Residential & care home |
Designations | Grade II listed |
Parade House, is a Grade II listed building in Monk Street, Monmouth, Wales. The building is 18th-century in origin and has three storeys, gothicised windows, an ornate staircase and a hipped roof.
History
[edit]The building was formerly an inn known as the Harp Inn in 1801 and consisted of two tenements. It was converted by a local banker in the mid-19th century.[1][2] In 1839–1840, Captain Charles Harrison Powell was in residence when he served on the jury that convicted John Frost and two others for their part in the Chartist Newport Rising.[3]
In 1915 the building and grounds were used as a Red Cross auxiliary hospital for convalescent wounded soldiers of World War I. Mr Arnott was a prime benefactor of the hospital. A total of 1,422 patients were treated between 1915 and 1919.[4] The building was listed on 15 August 1974.[5][1]
The building and grounds are currently (2012) used as a residential and care home.
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "Parade House, North Parade (20564)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ Keith Kissack, Monmouth and its Buildings, Logaston Press, 2003, ISBN 1-904396-01-1, page 59
- ^ Voices for the Vote. Monmouth: Shire Hall. 2011. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-9568745-0-4.
- ^ Alan Sutton Publishing, Monmouth and the River Wye in Old Photographs, Alan Sutton Publishing, 1989, ISBN 0-86299-481-0, page 15
- ^ Cadw. "Parade House (2305)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 11 April 2023.