Mounton House
| Mounton House | |
|---|---|
 The roofs of the house to the left, the gardeners' cottages to the right | |
| Type | House |
| Location | Mounton, Monmouthshire |
| Coordinates | 51°38′10″N 2°42′13″W / 51.6361°N 2.7036°W |
| Built | 1910-12 |
| Architect | Henry Avray Tipping & Eric Francis |
| Architectural style(s) | Arts and Crafts |
| Governing body | Privately owned |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Mounton House |
| Designated | 10 October 2000 |
| Reference no. | 24061 |
| Official name | Mounton House |
| Designated | 1 February 2022 |
| Reference no. | PGW(Gt)8(Mon) |
| Listing | Grade II* |
  Location of Mounton House in Monmouthshire | |
Mounton House, Mounton, Monmouthshire, Wales, is the last major country house built in the county, constructed between 1910 and 1912 by the architect and writer Henry Avray Tipping for himself. Formerly a school, which has now relocated to the grounds, the house has been divided into apartments. It is a Grade II* listed building. The surrounding park is on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.
History
[edit]Henry Avray Tipping was a garden designer and architectural writer of independent means. Tipping had earlier lived and worked at Mathern Palace in the late 1890s[1] and in 1910 began the construction of his home at Mounton, on the site of a cliff-top garden he had previously designed.[1] Tipping worked with the Chepstow architect Eric Francis to create a large house in the Arts and Crafts style using local materials.[1] Tipping lived at the house from its completion until 1922, when he moved to another Monmouthshire house and garden of his own design, High Glanau.[2] The house then became the site of a special school until the end of the 20th century.[2] The house and the estate buildings have now been converted to private homes and apartments.[3] The gardens were restored in the 2020s by the landscape architect Arne Maynard.[4] They are listed at Grade II* on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.[5]
Description
[edit]The house is two-storeyed, with a large hipped roof.[6] The main building forms the central block of a three-sided courtyard, with a service court to the left and a long gallery to the right.[6] The house is a Grade II* listed building.[2] A large number of the estate structures have their own Grade II listings including, the North and Vine pergolas,[7][8] the North and South urns on the bowling green,[9][10] the tea house,[11] the courtyard buildings,[12] the garden walls[13] and three gardeners' cottages.[14][15][16]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c Newman 2000, p. 412.
- ^ a b c Cadw. "Mounton House (Grade II*) (24061)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "4 bedroom property for sale in Mounton House Park, Pwllmeyric, Chepstow, NP16". Rightmove.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
- ^ Gerrish, Helena (9 November 2022). "Birth and rebirth of an Edwardian country home". Monmouthshire Beacon. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ Cadw. "Mounton House (PGW(Gt)8(MON))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ a b Newman 2000, p. 414.
- ^ Cadw. "North Pergola at Mounton House (Grade II) (24081)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "Vine Pergola at Mounton House (Grade II) (24074)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "North Urn on bowling green at Mounton House (Grade II) (24073)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "South Urn on bowling green at Mounton House (Grade II) (24072)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "Teahouse at Mounton House (Grade II) (24080)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "East Courtyard buildings at Mounton House (Grade II) (24079)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "Garden Walls at Mounton House (Grade II) (24078)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "1, Mounton House Cottages (Grade II) (24075)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "2, Mounton House Cottages (Grade II) (24076)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ Cadw. "3, Mounton House Cottages (Grade II) (24077)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
References
[edit]- Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1.