Stelvio House on Bassaleg Road, Newport, Wales was the home of Charles Henry Bailey, a 19th century industrialist.[1] Bailey, an engineer by training, owned the Tyne Engine Works at Newport[2] and also published a number of almanacs mainly related to shipping matters; including C. H. Bailey's Book of translations: 5,200 marine technical terms in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish & Norwegian, C. H. Bailey's Tables of Distances from Port to Port and C. H. Bailey's Book of Useful Information.[3][4][5]
| Stelvio House (15 and 17 Stow Park Circle) | |
|---|---|
  Location of Stelvio House (15 and 17 Stow Park Circle) in Newport | |
| Type | House (demolished) and gardens |
| Location | Stow Hill, Newport, Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°34′53″N 3°00′40″W / 51.5813°N 3.0111°W |
| Built | House late 19th and early 20th centuries, gardens early 20th century |
| Official name | Nos 15 and 17 Stow Park Circle |
| Designated | 1 February 2022 |
| Reference no. | PGW(Gt)58(NPT) |
Stelvio House, in the Stow Park area of the city, then and now its most prosperous area, was built in two phases in 1893 and in 1912.[6] Bailey died in 1907, but his widow continued development of the house and laid out the gardens between 1914 and 1920.[7]
Stelvio House was spot-listed on 20 March 1996 by Cadw in recognition of its architectural and historic importance. The developers, and site owners, McCarthy & Stone almost immediately demolished part of the house in what a judge called a "cynical commercial act". They were later fined £200,000, at the time, the largest fine recorded by the Institute of Historic Building Conservation.[8]
15 and 17 Stow Park Circle
editThe large formal gardens which originally surrounded Stelvio House were mainly constructed in Pulhamite, an artificial rock. They included a fishpond, an outdoor swimming pool and a free-standing grotto.[9][a] The rock and water gardens, which became the gardens of 15 and 17 Stow Park Circle, are listed at Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.[11]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "C H Bailey". Newport Local History Society, via Facebook. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Tyne Engine Works - Mr. Charles H. Bailey". Newport Past.com. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ Bailey, Charles Henry (1889). Tables of Distances from Port to Port. Newport: J.E. Southall.
- ^ Bailey, Charles Henry (1928). Book of translations : 5,200 marine technical terms in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish & Norwegian. Newport: Graham & Co.
- ^ Bailey, Charles Henry (1906). "C. H. Bailey's Book of Useful Information". Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Stelvio House (3066)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Stelvio Park Gardens (Part), Newport (422269)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Historic Buildings Prosecution Fines" (PDF). Institute of Historic Building Conservation. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Stow Park Circle, Nos 15 and 17 (also known as Stelvio House)". Parks & Gardens UK. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Derelict pool at Stelvio House, Gaer, Newport up for sale". South Wales Argus. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ Cadw. "Nos 15 and 17 Stow Park Circle (PGW(Gt)58(NPT))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 9 March 2023.