The Grange consists of three attached,
grade II listed
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buildings in
Monmouth
Monmouth ( , ; cy, Trefynwy meaning "town on the Monnow") is a town and community in Wales. It is situated where the River Monnow joins the River Wye, from the Wales–England border. Monmouth is northeast of Cardiff, and west of London. I ...
, Wales. It is in the
St James Street neighbourhood, within the
medieval town walls. The Grange was originally built by Captain Charles Philipps at the site of a former farm house. The buildings later served as a
preparatory school, one of the schools of the Haberdashers' Company, until 2009. In 2011, the buildings were converted into a boarding house for students of
Monmouth School, another Haberdashers' Company school.
History and design
During the eighteenth century, much of the north side of St James Street in Monmouth was a farm.
[ The Grange is located at the site of the former farm house, and was constructed by Captain Charles Philipps.]Grade II listed
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.listed building
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has a slate roof and an eighteenth or early nineteenth-century facade with band course
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s and quoins. The entrance features a pedimented porch with Doric Doric may refer to:
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columns and a transom (fanlight).[ The ]entablature
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of the pedimented porch has a frieze with a metope in the style of the Brothers Adam.[ The pediment has a firemark, a plaque noting that the building owner had given financially to the town fire department.][
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The Grange preparatory school
The Grange, the buildings on St James Street, should be distinguished from The Grange, the preparatory school of the Haberdashers' Company, also known as the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers
The Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, one of the Great Twelve City Livery Companies, is an ancient merchant guild of London, England associated with the silk and velvet trades.
History and functions
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. While the buildings on St James Street housed the prep school for boys ages seven to eleven for decades, in February 2009 the school moved across the River Wye
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into new quarters on Hadnock Road, east of the town centre.[ Pupils at The Grange use the Monmouth School's chapel and sports facilities. While students and staff had already started using the new school building on Hadnock Road in February 2009, it wasn't officially dedicated until 23 September 2009. On that day, the new building was formally opened as The Grange, Monmouth Preparatory School, retaining the name of the school's former quarters.][ HRH ]Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
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, officiated at the September opening ceremonies.[ Before the recent move to Hadnock Road, children from the St James Street school distinguished themselves in chess, winning Britain's 2003 national title as under-11 chess champions.
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The Grange boarding house
On 19 August 2010, Monmouthshire County Council
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The current unitary authority was created in 1996 an ...
released details of an application to redevelop the former prep school at St James Street as a sixth form
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boarding facility for older students at Monmouth School. Housing for staff members was planned as well. The application indicated that there were three Grade II listed, connected buildings, as well as an extension that had been added at a later date. The plan was to include a new addition that would be attached to the extant extension at the back of the property.[ On 13 and 14 December 2010, it was announced that permission for the conversion of The Grange from a prep school to a boarding house had been granted.]
See also
* St James Street, Monmouth
* Monmouth School
References
External links
The Grange - Hadnock Road
Monmouthshire County Council
Monmouth School - The Heart Project
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Houses in Monmouth, Wales
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Grade II listed buildings in Monmouthshire
Haberdashers' Schools