33 Whitecross Street, Monmouth
33 Whitecross Street is a grade II listed building in Monmouth, Wales in the area of St James Square. The property was the site of an archaeological excavation in 2009, which found evidence of Neolithic (prehistoric), Roman, and Medieval activity. The following year, archaeological excavation in the square discovered the first evidence of Mesolithic human settlement in Monmouth.
33 Whitecross Street, to left, at southwest side of St James Square
View from southwest side of St James Square with Monmouth War Memorial, installed 1921, and Indian Bean Tree, planted c.1900
33 Whitecross Street (far left), St James House (right), and Public Library (centre)
St James Square, Monmouth
St James Square is a historic square in the town centre of Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located at the eastern end of Whitecross Street, within the medieval town walls. The area features the Monmouth War Memorial and the controversial, historic Indian Bean Tree. In addition, in 2010, the square was the site of discovery of the first Mesolithic artefacts in Monmouth. St James Square is lined with numerous listed buildings. It is also home to the Monmouth Catalpa Tree.
St James Square with Monmouth War Memorial, Indian Bean Tree, and Old Nag's Head
Red remembrance poppies next to Monmouth War Memorial in the square, with the Dispensary (to the left) and Ebberley House (behind Catalpa)
St James House, address also at Whitecross Street
33 St James Square, also 33 Whitecross Street