High Glanau
High Glanau (also known as High Glanau Manor) is a country house and Grade II* listed building within the community of Cwmcarvan, Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located about 5 miles (8.0 km) south-west of Monmouth, and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Trellech, adjoining the B4293 road and with views westwards over the Vale of Usk. It is particularly noted for its gardens.
| High Glanau | |
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| Type | House |
| Location | Cwmcarvan |
| Coordinates | 51.762989°N 2.728568°W |
| Area | Monmouthshire |
| Built | 1922 |
| Built for | Henry Avray Tipping |
| Architect | Eric Francis |
| Architectural style(s) | Arts and Crafts |
| Governing body | Privately owned |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | High Glanau |
| Designated | 22 February 1989 |
| Reference no. | 2813 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Terraces at High Glanau |
| Designated | 22 February 1989 |
| Reference no. | 2814 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Garden wall and pergola at High Glanau |
| Designated | 22 February 1989 |
| Reference no. | 2817 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Gardener's Cottage at High Glanau |
| Designated | 22 February 1989 |
| Reference no. | 2815 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Greenhouse at High Glanau |
| Designated | 27 September 2001 |
| Reference no. | 25755 |
  Location of High Glanau in Monmouthshire | |
Building and gardens
The house was built in the Arts and Crafts style in 1922–23 by the architect Eric Francis, of Chepstow, for Henry Avray Tipping. Avray Tipping was an architectural writer, the editor of Country Life magazine, and a garden designer among whose friends were Gertrude Jekyll and Harold Peto. Tipping lived at Mounton House near Chepstow, but sought a new home for his retirement.[1] Tipping bought the 1,640 acre estate, near Trellech, as a rough shoot in 1917.[2]
The front of the house is of two storeys, with three slate-hung gables between two chimneystacks. On the upper entrance side there is a broad slate roof with a pair of gabled turrets. The house is set above formal gardens, with stone-walled terraces and an octagonal pond.[1] The gardens were created by Tipping between 1922 and 1929.[3] Several cottages around the estate were built by Francis for Tipping at about the same time.[1] Avray Tipping moved to London in 1930, and died in 1933.[4]
The house was given Grade II* listed building status on 22 February 1989.[5] It is privately owned. The gardens are open to the public on several days each year. They are described by the National Gardens Scheme as having a "pergola, herbaceous borders, Edwardian glasshouse, rhododendrons, azaleas, tulips, orchard with wild flowers and woodland walks".[6] The terraces are highly structured, with steps, walls and piers, although some architectural features, such as finials and urns were stolen in the 1990s. The terraces have their own Grade II* listing.[7] The garden wall and pergola,[8] greenhouse,[9] gardener's cottage[10] and garage are all listed Grade II.[11] The garden historian Elisabeth Whittle describes High Glanau, along with Tipping's other gardens at Mathern Palace, Mounton House and Wyndcliffe Court as "four of the best Welsh gardens of (the Arts and Crafts) period".[12]
References
- Newman 2000, p. 208.
- Gerrish 2011, p. 162.
- Parks and Gardens UK, High Glanau. Accessed 23 April 2012
- Attlee 2009, p. 98.
- Cadw. "High Glanau (Grade II*) (2813)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- National Gardens Scheme, High Glanau. Accessed 23 April 2012
- Cadw. "Terraces at High Glanau (Grade II*) (2814)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- Cadw. "Garden Wall and Pergola at High Glanau (Grade II) (2817)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- Cadw. "Greenhouse at High Glanau (Grade II) (25755)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- Cadw. "Gardener's Cottage at High Glanau (Grade II) (2815)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- Cadw. "Garage at High Glanau (Grade II) (2816)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- Whittle 1992, p. 76.
Sources
- Attlee, Helena (2009). The Gardens of Wales. London: Frances Lincoln. ISBN 978-0-7112-2882-5.
- Gerrish, Helena (2011). Edwardian Country Life: The Story of Henry Avray Tipping. London: Frances Lincoln. ISBN 978-0-7112-3223-5. OCLC 765305877.
- Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1.
- Whittle, Elisabeth (1992). The Historic Gardens of Wales. Cardiff: CADW. ISBN 9780117015784.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to High Glanau. |
- Ambra Edwards, Visiting gardens: a national obsession, Daily Telegraph, 18 April 2012 – article with images of High Glanau