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1332:Punch House
1302:Monnow Mill
1292:Market Hall
1222:County Gaol
1212:Angel Hotel
370:Description
314:World War 1
69: /
44:Coordinates
1574:Categories
1502:Town walls
1372:Wye Bridge
1342:Rolls Hall
1247:The Grange
1237:Dispensary
1060:Shire Hall
606:"About Us"
452:References
227:Designated
213:– Grade II
190:Statistics
54:51°49′01″N
1512:Workhouse
1357:Vine Tree
1317:Oak House
1267:St John's
947:255539468
873:3 October
844:3 October
822:3 October
763:6 October
727:3 October
690:3 October
663:3 October
637:3 October
612:3 October
590:3 October
554:3 October
549:161226001
509:3 October
472:3 October
417:Aldershot
57:2°42′57″W
1492:Gasworks
1181:Shambles
1024:Monmouth
925:(1975).
444:in 2016.
431:in Kent.
364:footings
347:Location
279:Osbaston
273:linking
267:Monmouth
251:Location
172:Designer
159:of spans
130:Material
104:Monmouth
1480:Defunct
1448:Viaduct
1252:Griffin
916:Sources
864:Coflein
813:Coflein
361:masonry
293:History
167:History
110:, Wales
90:Crosses
82:Carries
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817:RCAHMW
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388:combat
120:Design
100:Locale
1381:Other
1232:Cross
1030:Wales
905:(PDF)
795:(PDF)
545:S2CID
399:Notes
238:87635
148:Width
134:Steel
1471:Town
966:ISBN
943:OCLC
933:ISBN
875:2021
846:2021
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511:2021
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