Historic houses · South Wales
Rheola House
Rheola House — Resolven, Wales, United Kingdom.
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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.
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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.
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- Coordinates
- 51.7246, -3.6830
- District
- Neath Port Talbot
- Parish
- Glynneath
- Postcode
- SA11 4DT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Neath and Swansea East
- Established
- 1812
Sources
- wikidata: Q17740046 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Rheola House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Rheola House, Neath valley.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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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.
- 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.