2022

ST5393 : Chepstow buildings [40]

taken 2 years ago, near to Chepstow/Cas-Gwent, Monmouthshire/Sir Fynwy, Wales

Chepstow buildings [40]
Chepstow buildings [40]
Number 23 High Street is a large corner range with frontages to High Street and Bank Square and a rear elevation to Bank Street. Probably originally built in the 18th century of rendered brick under tile roofs. The ground floor was remodelled in the 20th century to be a projecting shopfront which is continuous with numbers 24 and 25 High Street. Formerly Lloyds Bank premises. Listed, grade II, with details at: LinkExternal link
Chepstow, the most easterly town in Wales, is located on the tidal River Wye, some 3 miles above its confluence with the River Severn. There is evidence of continuous human occupation from the Mesolithic period. The town grew in importance when the Normans erected a castle at what was the lowest bridging point of the River Wye. The town flourished as a port, being exempt from English taxation, and it mainly traded in timber and bark from the Wye Valley. The town became an important centre for tourism from the late eighteenth century.







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Geographical Context: Lowlands Business, Retail, Services City, Town centre Primary Subject: Building
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ST5393, 890 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Michael Dibb   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 3 September, 2022   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 53339 93860 [1m precision]
WGS84: 51:38.4957N 2:40.5419W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 5336 9386
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