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High House, Purfleet
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High House, Purfleet — house in Thurrock, Essex, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Purfleet · 1.3 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit High House in Purfleet, the nearest railway station is Purfleet, located 1.3 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is RM19 1AF. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
High House, Purfleet is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Thurrock, Essex, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.4792°, 0.2548°.
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From the Wikipedia article
High House is the collective name for a group of historic buildings in Purfleet, Thurrock, Essex, which was used as a farm for hundreds of years, with a Grade II listed house and barn, but with the addition of one of the best dovecotes (dove houses) in Southern England, which is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and notable for its nest box array. This property includes the house, coachman's cottage, chaise house, stable, granary, barn, workshop, cart sheds, dovecote, and inner and outer walled gardens. Known by many names in its past, the farm has been called Le Vineyards, because grape vines were grown on one of its south facing slopes. Its current name comes from the fact that it is a house high on the hill, which commands great views over the River Thames.
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Background
History
High House was originally built between 1552 and 1559 by Cecily Long to divide the Manor of West Thurrock, in Essex, equally between her two daughters. First built in timber and later replaced in brick in 1684, evidence remains of the Elizabethan timbers that are part of this early house in the fabric of the surviving 17th-century building. In fact, parts of the original panelling from the Queen Anne house were re-used in the later construction. The house was a high-status farm, as an inventory of 1615 describes a gallery with armoury and a dining room with paintings, and the garden having a sun dial, garden benches and a statue. Architectural detail seen in the stable indicates the degree…
Description
The Royal Opera House opened the Bob and Tamar Manoukian Production Workshop, a scene-making facility for its opera and ballet productions on the High House site in December 2010. The facility was designed by Nicholas Hare Architects and has won several design awards. The specially designed production workshop has a paint-spray room, welding bays, and large scenery-painting workshops. All the productions for the Royal Opera, the Royal Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet are now made at High House Production Park. The Royal Opera House Education Department has a team of staff at the Park who run community outreach and education projects focusing on the backstage and technical crafts. Before…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4792, 0.2548
- District
- Thurrock
- Parish
- Thurrock, unparished area
- Postcode
- RM19 1AF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Thurrock
- Nearest railway station
- Purfleet — 1.3 km
- Official site
- www.highhousepurfleet.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5755698 (CC0)
- wikipedia: High House, Purfleet (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: High House, Purfleet - geograph.org.uk - 2469232.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is High House, Purfleet?
- High House, Purfleet is in London, United Kingdom (postcode RM19 1AF), in the parish of Thurrock, unparished area.
- What is High House, Purfleet?
- High House, Purfleet — house in Thurrock, Essex, England, UK.
- How do I get to High House, Purfleet?
- The nearest railway station is Purfleet, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode RM19 1AF.
- Is High House, Purfleet a listed building?
- High House, Purfleet is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- How do I get to High House, Purfleet?
- The nearest railway station is Purfleet, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode RM19 1AF.