High House, Penrhos, Monmouthshire
High House | |
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"Important Renaissance house of 1675"[1] | |
Type | House |
Location | Penrhos, Monmouthshire |
Coordinates | 51°48′15″N 2°51′34″W / 51.8041°N 2.8594°WCoordinates: 51°48′15″N 2°51′34″W / 51.8041°N 2.8594°W |
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]
Notes
- 1 2 3 "Listed Buildings - Full Report - HeritageBill Cadw Assets - Reports". cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net.
- ↑ Fox & Raglan 1994, pp. 91-93.
- ↑ Newman 2000, pp. 466-467.
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.
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