Troy House, English country house in Mitchel Troy, Great Britain
Troy House is a country house in Mitchel Troy, Monmouthshire, built in the early 1680s with neoclassical features and a hipped roof. It holds a Grade II* listing, one of the higher categories of protection for historic buildings in England.
The house was built between 1681 and 1684 by Henry Somerset, the first Duke of Beaufort, as a wedding gift for his son Charles. In 1904, the Good Shepherd Sisters took over the property and turned it into a convent school, adding a chapel and student quarters.
The house once held the helmet and armor of Henry V, which were later moved to Windsor Castle. This connection to English royal history gives the property a weight that goes beyond its role as a country house.
The property sits in a rural part of Monmouthshire and is reached by local roads. Since it is privately owned and not regularly open to the public, any visit requires prior arrangement with the owners.
The property functioned as a convent school for almost a century while keeping most of the original 17th-century architecture intact. Few buildings in the region have passed through such different uses while changing so little on the outside.
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