Turn left and keeping to the edge of the field cross over three more stiles, to find yourself on the road at the hamlet of Bayfield. The parish was originally part of the holdings of Chepstow Priory, with the name Monktown. It has a tiny parish church dedicated to Saint Andoenus, which was almost wholly rebuilt in 1880 and which lies in the Parish of Mathern and Mounton with St Pierre. [1] One of the gravestones, to a Christopher Cooper, is dated 8 April 1680. [2] Cadw. "Garden Walls at Mounton House(Grade II) (24078)". National Historic Assets of Wales . Retrieved 17 May 2020. It also gives a rich and evocative portrait of Tipping and his friends, with visits from Lloyd George and from Tipping's gardening colleagues, including Harold Peto, Gertrude Jekyll and William Robinson.

After a further 60 metres cross a stile on your right, turn left along the driveway to Mounton House, and then right after about 30 metres over a metal squeeze stile. bedroom property for sale in Mounton House Park, Pwllmeyric, Chepstow, NP16". Rightmove.co.uk . Retrieved 2017-08-13. The well-planned and versatile living accommodation comprises to the ground floor; reception hall, study/ fifth bedroom, lounge, open plan kitchen/ breakfast/ family room with stunning glass roof lantern, dining room, utility and a WC/ cloakroom. The first floor offers four double bedrooms (two benefitting En-suite facilities) as well as a family bathroom. The north elevation is of similar character but was not designed to be seen widely from the grounds and was not inspected closely.

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Outside the court, Detective Constable Lesley Cheverton, Gwent Police’s officer in the case, said: “Robert Starr carried out a campaign of abuse against children over a prolonged period of time.

Cadw. "1, Mounton House Cottages(Grade II) (24075)". National Historic Assets of Wales . Retrieved 17 May 2020. 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. The surrounding park is on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you From his first visit to Mounton in 2016 up to the present, Mr Maynard has been able not merely to restore, but to transform and greatly enhance each of the different areas of the gardens. He first of all oversaw the repair and repointing of walls, terraces and footpaths and made sure there was an adequate water supply. He has an exceptional knowledge of the great variety of trees that can be clipped, pleached, pollarded and trained to add different shades and textures to a garden. Tipping’s rather gloomy lawns have thus been enlivened by new topiary, as overgrown trees have been removed to open up the view and a new avenue of magnolias added.

High Glanau is the culmination of Tipping’s lifetime experience of architecture and nurture of the landscape. Cadw. "South Urn on bowling green at Mounton House(Grade II) (24072)". National Historic Assets of Wales . Retrieved 17 May 2020.All of the footpaths should be signposted from tarmac roads and way-marked with yellow arrows at various stages along the footpath. If you follow the general direction of these you are unlikely to go wrong. The more I worked in the garden, the more intrigued I became with the man who created such a paradise. I found he had written many important books - nine huge volumes on country houses, books on furniture and wood carving, a book on garden history and a practical garden book, as well as the garden column for the Observer and Morning Post. I slowly bought those books on the internet and in old book shops, and began to research the story of his life. By now I was so interested in Tipping that I went to Bristol University to take a Masters degree in Garden History, writing my dissertation on the life and work of Henry Avray Tipping. Cadw. "2, Mounton House Cottages(Grade II) (24076)". National Historic Assets of Wales . Retrieved 17 May 2020. Ignatius Hughes QC, mitigating, said his client had not committed any further offences for three decades and had already served a 12-year jail sentence. a b c Cadw. "Mounton House(Grade II*) (24061)". National Historic Assets of Wales . Retrieved 17 May 2020.

When Henry Avray Tipping, the influential Country Life Architectural Editor of the early 20 th century, created a new country house for himself at the end of the Edwardian era, he was determined that the surrounding gardens should not be a mere setting, but an equally important part of the project. Indeed, a significant section of the gardens pre-dated the idea of the house. Once Tipping had chosen the Chepstow area for his weekend escape from London, he initially restored Mathern Palace and lived there with his mother from 1897 until her death in 1911. The house itself, the perfect unity of vernacular architecture with liberal use of oak panelling, the mullion windows and delightful sweep of the stone tiled roofs reminded me of houses designed by Edwin Lutyens, but in fact was a collaboration between Tipping and a young Chepstow architect Eric Carwardine Francis. From a charming garden room (Tipping loved an outside loggia where he could eat whenever the weather was clement) I surveyed the upper and lower western terraces and the octagonal pool below from which a flight of moss covered steps led to the wild garden in a wooded valley. Hidden beneath ivy and brambles, a rustic path winding under species rhododendrons led me down to the remains of an old grist mill and a stream which meandered between ferns and Rodgersia, which live in the shadow of ancient oaks and cherry trees. Returning to the formal garden, I found to the south, a four bedded plat with a rustic stone tank set into the wall with steps leading to a swimming pool surrounded by concrete and lamp posts. Beyond were nut trees obscuring the remains of a pergola with four huge cylindrical columns set against a high shaped wall. Through a gate in the wall, there was a dilapidated forty foot glasshouse with beaver tale glass and cast iron ratchets which opened all the windows. After about 150 metres, cross a stile in the hedge on your right and walk across a small field to a footbridge over Mounton Brook. Two more stiles take you over the driveway to Valley Cottage, which is on your left and then, after about 50 metres, cross another stile on your left into Great Barnets Wood.

Fortunately, new and energetic owners who were already working on the restoration of the house were determined to accord the garden the same dignity and engaged the services of an outstanding garden designer, Arne Maynard. In 1910, Mounton House was renovated by Henry Avray Tipping, architectural editor of Country Life magazine and a leading authority on the history and furnishings of grand country houses. In 2002, it was converted into 17 dwellings and the garden was left to decay. Since its conversion, the current owners have systematically bought up units and now own the whole house. Taking a most scholarly and sensitive approach, they have restored Tipping’s interiors and overseen a remarkable re-creation of his gardens. Arne Maynard Garden Design was appointed in 2016 and work is still going on.