History

Built as Head Post Office 1907-1908, by J Rutherford, architect, for Office of Works. Incorporated into very large commercial development 1999.

Exterior

Red brick with Portland stone dressings. English Baroque style. Large 3 storey and attic 7 bay facade with advanced outer bays under open segmental pediments enclosing royal arms, banded giant pilasters. Centre bays with giant ionic order supporting dentil cornice with pulvinated frieze; balustrading with modern mansard behind. Large round-headed and key blocked windows to second floor, tripartite windows with advanced centre pediments, pulvinated friezes and half-columns to first floor. Outer bays with narrow pedimented and key blocked surrounds at second floor; cornices and key blocks at first floor. Fixed glazing with small panes to top floor, sash glazing elsewhere. Plain band over ashlar ground floor, linked key blocks to Gibbs style surrounds (paired windows) and to arched frames over entrances in outer bays. Pedimented doorpiece with key block, blocked columns, side lights (fanlight to L).

To R, single return bay in similar style (glazed in to modern block, but facing former Thomas Street). Blue plaque commemorating " John Frost (1784-1877), Chartist - Mayor of Newport 1836-42, born Thomas Street".

Very large attached modern blocks to sides and rear not included.

Reasons for Listing

Included for the contribution of its good early C20 facade to High Street. The very large modern attached blocks are not included.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29483004

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings