Priory House, Monmouth

Priory House
Priory House
General information
Address	Whitecross Street
Town or city	Monmouth
Country	Wales
Coordinates	51°48′47″N 2°42′47″W / 51.813108°N 2.712988°WCoordinates: 51°48′47″N 2°42′47″W / 51.813108°N 2.712988°W
Current tenants	Private Club
Completed	18th century
Designations	Grade II Listed

Priory House is a Grade II Listed building in Monmouth, Wales.^[1]

First listed on 15 August 1974 it is an 18th-century building of 3 storeys, with a modern, dark red tile roof.^[2] It has had many alterations since its construction in the 18th century.^[3]

Priory House view from the road

In the first part of the 19th Century the building was home to the Monmouth Classical Academy which was a private boarding School. From about 1830 the Academy was run by Rev J Gosling. Fees were £20 per annum, Greek & Latin £3, Math £3, French £4, Geography £2.^[4] The Building is currently used as a private political club (Conservative).

Notes

1. "Listed Buildings in Monmouth". BritishListedBuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
2. "WHITECROSS STREET, 15 PRIORY HOUSE". Royal Commission on the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW). Retrieved 12 April 2012.
3. Keith Kissack, Monmouth and its Buildings, Logaston Press, 2003, ISBN 1-904396-01-1, page 146
4. Keith Kissack, Victorian Monmouth, The Monmouth Historical and Educational trust, ISBN 0-9503386-2-1, page 125