High House, Penrhos, Monmouthshire

High House
"Important Renaissance house of 1675"
Type	House
Location	Penrhos, Monmouthshire
Coordinates	51°48′15″N2°51′34″W / 51.8041°N 2.8594°W / 51.8041; -2.8594
Built	17th century
Architectural style(s)	Renaissance
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name	High House
Designated	27 October 2000
Reference no.	24322
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]

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. 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.

References

• Fox, Cyril; Raglan, Lord (1994). Part 3, Renaissance Houses. Monmouthshire Houses. Cardiff: Merton Priory Press Ltd & The National Museum of Wales. OCLC   654947030.
• Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin. ISBN   0-14-071053-1.