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Olde Malsters, Usk

Coordinates: 51°42′05″N 2°54′19″W / 51.7015°N 2.9053°W / 51.7015; -2.9053
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Olde Malsters
TypeHouse
LocationUsk, Monmouthshire
Coordinates51°42′05″N 2°54′19″W / 51.7015°N 2.9053°W / 51.7015; -2.9053
BuiltMedieval
Architectural style(s)Vernacular
Governing bodyPrivately owned
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameOlde Malsters
Designated1 April 1974
Reference no.82780
Olde Malsters, Usk is located in Monmouthshire
Olde Malsters, Usk
Location of Olde Malsters in Monmouthshire

Olde Malsters, 11 New Market Street, Usk, Monmouthshire is a remnant of a large house of late medieval origins. The existing building comprises the cross-wing and a passage from the original townhouse. It is a Grade II* listed building.

History

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The architectural historian John Newman, whose Buildings of Wales:Gwent/ Monmouthshire refers to the building as ""Olde Maltsters", describes the house as "late-medieval" in origin.[1]

Architecture and description

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The building originally incorporated a hall, which now forms part of No.9, New Market Street.[2] The building is of stone, under a slate roof, and is part-rendered in stucco.[2] It is a Grade II* listed building.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Newman 2000, p. 594.
  2. ^ a b c Cadw. "Olde Malsters (Grade II*) (82780)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

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