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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. Cadw. "Garden Walls at Mounton House(Grade II) (24078)". National Historic Assets of Wales . Retrieved 17 May 2020. High Glanau is the culmination of Tipping’s lifetime experience of architecture and nurture of the landscape. Words can hardly express how I felt when I first saw High Glanau in 2002. A perfect Arts & Crafts house, set on a steep hillside above Monmouth with its spectacular views over the Vale of Usk towards the Brecon Beacons. I had vaguely heard of Henry Avray Tipping (1855-1933) who built the house in 1923, as for over 50 years I had been an avid reader of Country Life magazine. Only later did I discover that Tipping had lived in Monmouthshire, in three different houses, for nearly 40 years and that he was the Architectural Editor of Country Life magazine from 1907 until his death in 1933. His weekly article, and large oeuvre of books on country houses and their gardens influenced a whole generation in the early 20th century.
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. Cadw. "3, Mounton House Cottages(Grade II) (24077)". National Historic Assets of Wales . Retrieved 17 May 2020. Cadw. "North Urn on bowling green at Mounton House(Grade II) (24073)". National Historic Assets of Wales . Retrieved 17 May 2020. The Hazeltons is the last of three executive style, four bedroom detached family homes affording a sizeable level plot within this exclusive gated development situated in a sought after location off Mounton Rd, on the edge of Chepstow Town. The property has been constructed to a particularly high standard and specification throughout and internal accommodation extends to 2,180 sq. Ft as well as under floor heating throughout the ground floor.
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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. The world of English country-house living changed irrevocably, so Tipping never saw his hopes for the house come to fruition. The most ambitious project of Henry Avray Tipping, the influential architectural editor of Country Life, Mounton was a new country house and garden, designed without limitations of expense to be the perfect expression of his immense knowledge of history, architecture and horticulture.
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. Cadw. "South Urn on bowling green at Mounton House(Grade II) (24072)". National Historic Assets of Wales . Retrieved 17 May 2020.
Featuring a wealth of previously unseen material including correspondence, articles and illustrations, this book insightfully details the design and building of the home H.
Mounton is a hamlet in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom, located two miles west of Chepstow in a rural setting. 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. Mounton House was his most ambitious project and he rebuilt it in the contemporary Arts and Crafts style for which he is best known. He added formal water and wilderness gardens and employed 12 full time gardeners to maintain them.Cadw. "Teahouse at Mounton House(Grade II) (24080)". National Historic Assets of Wales . Retrieved 17 May 2020.
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