High House was built in 1726 and enlarged during the 19th Century. It has many interesting internal features including a fine early 18th century staircase, with carved tread ends and turned balusters. It is listed grade II and has been used as a school and a hotel.
In 1975, developers bought the house for conversion into flats, but by 1976 they had decided that it would be uneconomic and began to demolish the building and clear the site for new housing. This was halted when the building was listed and planning permission for the new buildings was refused. The developers were forced to cease work and they put the house on the market with a very small piece of land attached
High House before repair
The Trust bought High House in 1983 and decided to convert the building into two units, as the curtilage of the property was considered too small to support a larger house. The restoration work was completed in 1985, and the property sold on.
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