Parade House, Monmouth
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.
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| Former names | The Harp Inn |
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| Address | Monk Street |
| Town or city | Monmouth |
| Country | Wales |
| Coordinates | 51.814888°N 2.712651°W |
| Current tenants | Residential & care home |
| Designations | Grade II listed |
History
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
- "PARADE HOUSE, NORTH PARADE". Royal Commission on the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW). 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
- "Listed Buildings in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales". Retrieved 8 April 2012.