High House, Penrhos, Monmouthshire

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High House
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"Important Renaissance house of 1675"
TypeHouse
Location Penrhos, Monmouthshire
Coordinates 51°48′15″N2°51′34″W / 51.8041°N 2.8594°W / 51.8041; -2.8594 Coordinates: 51°48′15″N2°51′34″W / 51.8041°N 2.8594°W / 51.8041; -2.8594
Built17th century
Architectural style(s) Renaissance
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameHigh House
Designated27 October 2000
Reference no.24322
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Location of High House in Monmouthshire

High House, Penrhos, Monmouthshire is an important Renaissance house dating from the 17th century. Its style, with its exceptionally high roofline, is unique in Monmouthshire. It is a Grade II* listed building. [1]

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History and description

High House is of two storeys with attics set in a very elevated roof.The house is of rubble covered with painted render and the roof tiling is modern. [1] In their three-volume history, Monmouthshire Houses , Fox and Raglan wrote of the "striking and symmetrical elevation, the high roof-ridge and tall chimneys no doubt the reason for its name". [2] The architectural historian John Newman described High House as "a bizarre hybrid, of unforgettable silhouette". [3] Its Cadw listing records it as “an important Renaissance house of 1675”, [1] and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales notes that its design, with its elevated roofline is “unique in Monmouthshire”. [4]

The house is privately-owned. The gardens are occasionally opened under the National Gardens Scheme. [5]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Cadw. "High House (Grade II*) (24322)". National Historic Assets of Wales . Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  2. Fox & Raglan 1994, pp. 91–93.
  3. Newman 2000, pp. 466–467.
  4. "High House, Penrhos, Raglan (37039)". Coflein. RCAHMW . Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  5. "High House, Penrhos, Monmouthshire". National Gardens Scheme. Retrieved 14 February 2021.

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