Howell's House, Grosmont

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.

Howell's House
"an unusually well-preserved 17th century house"
Type	House
Location	Grosmont, Monmouthshire
Coordinates	51.9149°N 2.8671°W / 51.9149; -2.8671
Built	early 17th century
Architectural style(s)	Vernacular
Governing body	Privately owned
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name: Howell's House
Designated	19 October 2000
Reference no.	24134
Location of Howell's House in Monmouthshire

History

The house dates from the early 17th century.[1] The door case carries the date 1611 and the initials HP, said to be those of Howell Prichard, the builder of the house.[1] Alterations were made in the early 19th and in the 20th centuries.[1] A commercial premises for over 100 years until the 1980s, Sir Cyril Fox and Lord Raglan refer to the house as "The Shop" in their three-volume guide Monmouthshire Houses[2]. The house is now a private residence.[3]

Architecture and description

The house is of stone, with a white render.[1] The architectural historian John Newman noted the "heavy timber door-frame dated 1611".[4] The interior is well-preserved and the attic contains "exceptionally unusual and rare fragments of 17th century decorative plasterwork".[1] The building is Grade II* listed.[1]

Notes

1. "Listed Buildings – Full Report – HeritageBill Cadw Assets – Reports". cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net.
2. Fox & Raglan 1994, p. 77.
3. "House Prices in Grosmont, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire". www.rightmove.co.uk.
4. Newman 2000, p. 242.

References

• Fox, Cyril; Raglan, Lord (1994). Renaissance Houses, Part 3. Monmouthshire Houses. Cardiff: Merton Priory Press Ltd & The National Museum of Wales. ISBN 1-898937-00-1.
• Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1.