Historic houses · South Wales
Howell's House
In or near Grosmont.
Howell's House — house in Grosmont, Monmouthshire.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Howell's House 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 Grosmont, Monmouthshire". Coordinates: 51.9149°, -2.8671°.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2019
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Heritage listing
http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=24134
From Cadw under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wye SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Howell's House, Grosmont, Monmouthshire is an early 17th century house. Previously known as The Shop, it served as a village stores from the mid-19th century in the 1980s. Now a private residence, it is a Grade II* listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The house dates from the early 17th century. The door case carries the date 1611 and the initials HP, said to be those of Howell Prichard, the builder of the house.
Architecture
The house is of stone, with a white render. The architectural historian John Newman noted the "heavy timber door-frame dated 1611". The interior is well-preserved and the attic contains "exceptionally unusual and rare fragments of 17th century decorative plasterwork". The building is Grade II* listed.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.9149, -2.8671
- District
- Monmouthshire
- Parish
- Grosmont
- Postcode
- NP7 8EP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Monmouthshire
- Official site
- trek.zone
Sources
- wikidata: Q17743638 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Howell's House, Grosmont (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Howell's House, Grosmont, Monmouthshire.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Howell's House?
- Howell's House is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode NP7 8EP), in the parish of Grosmont.
- What is Howell's House?
- Howell's House — house in Grosmont, Monmouthshire.
- How do I get to Howell's House?
- Drivers can use postcode NP7 8EP.
- Who owns Howell's House?
- Howell's House is owned by Privately owned.
- Is Howell's House a listed building?
- Howell's House is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Howell's House a protected site?
- Yes — Howell's House is part of the River Wye SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Howell's House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NP7 8EP. It sits within the Monmouthshire parliamentary constituency.