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Scheduled monuments have statutory protection. The compilation of the list is undertaken by Cadw Welsh Historic Monuments, which is an executive agency of the Welsh Government. [1] The list of scheduled monuments below is supplied by Cadw [2] with additional material from RCAHMW and Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust
Scheduled monuments in Monmouthshire (41 P) Pages in category "Monuments and memorials in Monmouthshire" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
The monument's record is in the collection of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. [1] The Cadw Building ID Number for the Monmouth War Memorial is 85239. [2] Cadw is the historic environment service for the government of Wales. The Welsh term "cadw" means to keep or protect. [8]
Category:Listed buildings in Monmouthshire The main article for this category is List of Scheduled Monuments in Monmouthshire . Pages in category "Scheduled monuments in Monmouthshire"
The Shire Hall is a prominent Grade I listed building in the town centre. It was built in 1724, and was formerly the centre for the Assize Courts and Quarter Sessions for Monmouthshire. In 1840, the court was the location of the trial of the Chartist leader John Frost and others for high treason for their part in the Newport Rising.
The monument was installed near the western tip of triangular St James Square in 1921, in front of a mature Catalpa, now known as the Monmouth Catalpa Tree. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] While St James Square does not appear on the 1610 map of Monmouth drawn by cartographer John Speed , Dixton Gate (East Gate), just east of the square, is shown on the early 17th ...
The architecture of the county was first systematically covered by William Coxe in his two-volume, An Historical Tour in Monmouthshire, published in 1801. [ note 3 ] Coxe's Preface explains the Tour's genesis; "The present work owes its origin to an accidental excursion in Monmouthshire, in company with my friend Sir Richard Hoare , during the ...
In 2021 Monmouthshire County Council announced plans to move the museum collection to the Shire Hall in Agincourt Square. The five-year project, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, will see a new museum open at the Shire Hall by 2027. The Market Hall site will be let as commercial premises.