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Historic houses · South Wales

Rheola House

In or near Rhigos.

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Rheola House — Resolven, Wales, United Kingdom.

Rheola House, historic houses in South Wales

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
1 h–2 h
  • Family-friendly
  • Limited wheelchair access

About

Rheola 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: "Resolven, Wales, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.7246°, -3.6830°.

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Heritage listing

http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=11771

From Cadw under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Rheola House is a Grade II* listed country house between Glynneath and Resolven, in the Neath valley, South Wales. Designed by John Nash, it was built between 1812 and 1814 for Nash's cousin, John Edwards. It passed through inheritance to members of the Edwards, Vaughan, and Lee families, until in 1939, with the house becoming run down, it was bought by an aluminium company for use as offices, and part of the land was put to industrial uses. In 2012 an application was made for housing on the industrialised area, to enable restoration of the house and a leisure complex to sustain the estate. The application was granted in 2014. The gardens and park around the house are designated Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

There was a water mill in the vicinity of the current house in Norman times or earlier, utilising the power of Rheola Brook. A later mill building still stands near the house, although it not certain that it is on the same location. In 1296 it was documented as having formerly been a grange of Neath Abbey, known as Hirrole Grange, forerunner of the present name. By the late 18th century, there was a farmhouse on the site, and was part of the huge estates of Sir Herbert Mackworth of Gnoll Castle.

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates
51.7246, -3.6830
Parish
Glynneath
Postcode
SA11 4DT
Parliamentary constituency
Neath and Swansea East
Established
1812
Official site
travelpoi.com

Sources

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Rheola House?
Rheola House is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SA11 4DT), in the parish of Glynneath.
What is Rheola House?
Rheola House — Resolven, Wales, United Kingdom.
How do I get to Rheola House?
Drivers can use postcode SA11 4DT.
When was Rheola House built?
Built or established in 1812.
Who owns Rheola House?
Rheola House is owned by Howard Rees.
Is Rheola House a listed building?
Rheola House is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
How do I get to Rheola House?
Drivers can navigate to postcode SA11 4DT. It sits within the Neath and Swansea East parliamentary constituency.