Built / Designed For: James Higgon
House & Family History: Costing £3,000 to build (equivalent to approximately £2.3 million in 2014 values using the labour value commodity index), Scolton is the architect William Owen, Jr.'s only documented country house. It served as a convalescence hospital for servicemen during the Second World War and was converted to the county museum in the 1970s.
Title: Disintegration of a Heritage: Country Houses and their Collections, 1979-1992, The
Author: Sayer, Michael
Year Published: 1993
Publisher: Norfolk: Michael Russell (Publishing)
ISBN: 0859551970
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Grade II*
Park Listed: Grade II
Past Seat / Home of: James Higgon, 19th century; Higgon family here until 1972.
Current Ownership Type: Government
Primary Current Ownership Use: Museum
Ownership Details: Owned by Pembrokeshire County Council and operated as the county museum.
House Open to Public: Yes
Phone: 01437-731-328
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.culture4pembrokeshire.co.uk/
Historic Houses Member: No