Rheola House

Rheola House
Type	House
Location	Resolven, Neath Port Talbot
Coordinates	51°43′28″N 3°40′59″W / 51.72457°N 3.68298°W / 51.72457; -3.68298
Built	1812-18
Architect	John Nash
Architectural style(s)	rustic picturesque
Owner	Howard Rees[1]
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name	Rheola House, Glynneath
Designated	1973
Reference no.	11771[2]
Location of Rheola House in Neath Port Talbot

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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