Chapel House, Monmouth
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| Chapel House | |
|---|---|
 "the best house in the entire street" | |
 Interactive map of the Chapel House area | |
| General information | |
| Status | Boarding House |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| Location | Hereford Road, Monmouth, Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°48′55″N 2°42′48″W / 51.8154°N 2.7134°W |
| Completed | 1752 |
| Owner | Monmouth School |
| Design and construction | |
| Designations | Grade II* listed building / Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales |
Chapel House, Hereford Road, Monmouth, Wales, is a Georgian townhouse, built in the early eighteenth century, described by the architectural historian John Newman, as "the best house in the entire street".[1] The house was designated a Grade II* listed building on 27 June 1952.[2] Chapel House is now a boarding house of Monmouth School.
The house, originally called The Chantry, then St Brides, is substantially of the early eighteenth century. It has been credited as replacing another building on the same site, although no evidence of this has been found. It was built or improved by the ironmaster William Rea, a former Mayor of Monmouth, around 1720. The windows were replaced and a new entrance doorway was added around 1800, probably by ironmaster David Tanner. Chapel House was restored in 1910 by Humphrey Farran Hall who repaired the panelling. When it was reroofed in the later twentieth century, the large chimney stacks were removed.[2] The name changed from St Brides in the late 1970s when Chapel House, a boarding house of Monmouth School for Boys, relocated from St James's Street.[2]
