Historic houses · South Wales
The Dispensary
In or near Wyesham.
The Dispensary — house in Monmouth, Wales.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Rookwood · 7.4 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
The Dispensary is located in Monmouthshire, South Wales, with the postcode NP25 3DN. The nearest railway station is Rookwood, which is 7.4 km away. Entry has limited wheelchair accessibility.
About
The Dispensary is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Records date its origin to 1868. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Monmouth, Wales". Coordinates: 51.8129°, -2.7107°.
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Official information
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wye SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Wye Valley
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Dispensary is a Georgian town house which is fairly typical of many town-centre houses in Monmouth, Wales, dating from the mid 18th century, but with early 19th-century additions. It stands in St James Square, opposite the Catalpa tree. The building was listed at Grade II on 27 June 1952. The architectural historian John Newman calls this the "one substantial eighteenth century house" in St James Street, though it is surrounded by later attractive façades. A dispensary was established here in 1857. This became the Monmouth Hospital and Dispensary, with nine beds, in 1868, and closed in 1903. The dispensary is one of 24 buildings on the Monmouth Heritage Trail, marked by a ceramic blue plaque on the wall.
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Background
History
A dispensary had been set up at Little Castle House, Castle Hill, in 1810, (a grandfather of Charles Rolls), who was President of the Institution. Rolls covered the cost of "The Hendre Bed" in perpetuity. The number of outpatients treated in 1876–1877 was over 1600; there were 60 inpatients. The Dispensary's catchment area extended to about eight miles outside Monmouth, including part of the Forest of Dean. The lack of an operating room and the difficult stairs at the Dispensary had convinced the authorities that a new hospital was essential and this led to the Dispensary's closure. The Hospital moved from St James Square in 1903 to the Cottage Hospital on the Hereford Road. In 1907, the…
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- Coordinates
- 51.8129, -2.7107
- District
- Monmouthshire
- Parish
- Monmouth
- Postcode
- NP25 3DN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Monmouthshire
- Phone
- 01600 772467
- Established
- 1868
- Nearest railway station
- Rookwood — 7.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q926360 (CC0)
- wikipedia: The Dispensary, Monmouth (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Old Dispensary, St James Square (geograph 5435281).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Dispensary?
- The Dispensary is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode NP25 3DN), in the parish of Monmouth.
- What is The Dispensary?
- The Dispensary — house in Monmouth, Wales.
- How do I get to The Dispensary?
- The nearest railway station is Rookwood, about 7.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode NP25 3DN.
- When was The Dispensary built?
- Built or established in 1868.
- Is The Dispensary a listed building?
- The Dispensary is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is The Dispensary a protected site?
- Yes — The Dispensary is part of the River Wye SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Wye Valley National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to The Dispensary?
- The nearest railway station is Rookwood, about 7.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NP25 3DN.