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Glen Usk, Llanhennock, Monmouthshire is a country house dating from 1820. It was built for Sir Digby Mackworth, Bt. in the Neoclassical style. The house is Grade II* listed and the adjoining temple, and other associated structures, have their own Grade II listings.
County Number of Sites; Grade II* listed buildings in Anglesey: 100 Grade II* listed buildings in Blaenau Gwent: 10 Grade II* listed buildings in Bridgend County Borough
List of National Trust properties in Wales; Lists of scheduled monuments in Wales; References This page was last edited on 27 May 2024, at 21:04 ...
Gwent is a preserved county and former local government county in southeast Wales. A county of Gwent was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972 ; it was named after the ancient Kingdom of Gwent .
Piercefield House is a largely ruined neo-classical country house near St Arvans, Monmouthshire, Wales, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of the centre of Chepstow.The central block of the house was designed in the very late 18th century, by, or to the designs of, Sir John Soane.
But by 1935, the Morgan fortune was in decline. Despite having invested heavily in the property, the Morgan seat and main home remained Tredegar House, with Ruperra used as a weekend hunting lodge. [7] The entire 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) estate was put up for sale, with the contents either moved to Tredegar House or sold in a three-day auction.
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.
His Gwent/Monmouthshire volume in the Buildings of Wales series calls the Court, Llangattock House". [1] The building is of stone, in an L-shaped plan. [ 2 ] Sir Cyril Fox and Lord Raglan , in their multi-volume history, Monmouthshire Houses , record a "monumental fireplace". [ 1 ]