Public buildings

NOTES: This drawing is by an unidentified 19th century Italian architect. The Palazzo della Regione consists of two parts: the original mid 15th century Gothic town hall and Andrea Palladio's two-storey Istrian stone loggia, which was built around the existing structure from 1549. The ground floor ranges of western and northern arcades were completed in 1561, while the construction of the second storey commenced in 1564 and concluded in 1597. The facade onto the Piazza delle Erbe was not completed until 1614.

SOURCE: Andrea Palladio. I Quattro libri dell'architettura (Venice, 1570), book III, p. 42 NOTES: The Palazzo della Regione consists of two parts: the original mid 15th century Gothic town hall and Andrea Palladio's two-storey Istrian stone loggia, which was built around the existing structure from 1549. The ground floor ranges of western and northern arcades were completed in 1561, while the construction of the second storey commenced in 1564 and concluded in 1597. The facade onto the Piazza delle Erbe was not completed until 1614.

NOTES: Architects: 1963-1972: Monmouthshire County Council. Department of Architecture, County Architect, S Leyshon; 1972 onwards, Gwent County Council. Department of Architecture, County Architect, K P Jones, consultant architects, Robert Matthew Johnson-Marshall & Partners.

NOTES: Architects: 1963-1972: Monmouthshire County Council. Department of Architecture, County Architect, S Leyshon; 1972 onwards, Gwent County Council. Department of Architecture, County Architect, K P Jones, consultant architects, Robert Matthew Johnson-Marshall & Partners. The council chamber was designed as a shallow amphitheatre with seats for 96 councillors

NOTES: Architects: 1963-1972: Monmouthshire County Council. Department of Architecture, County Architect, S Leyshon; 1972 onwards, Gwent County Council. Department of Architecture, County Architect, K P Jones, consultant architects, Robert Matthew Johnson-Marshall & Partners.

NOTES: In 1970 architects Casson Conder & Partners were the winning design in a competition for the redevelopment of the Market Place area, to provide a new civic centre. The image shows the buildings intended for demolition as part of the scheme. The new civic centre which incorporated the gutted assembly rooms (not shown) opened in 1976.

NOTES: The new civic centre which incorporated the gutted assembly rooms (not shown) opened in 1976.