High Cross House
In 1994 The Dartington Hall Trust commissioned John Winter and Associates to renovate High Cross House as a showcase for Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst’s collection of paintings and ceramics (The Dartington Hall Trust Collection) and to be a home for the Trust’s unique archival records.
High Cross House is a superb example of an International Modernist style house of the 1930s, designed by Swiss-American architect Williams Lescaze. Leonard Elmhirst commissioned Lescaze to design the building as the home for William B. Curry, the first Headmaster of Dartington Hall School.
True to Modernist ideals of a house as a ‘machine for living in’, all aspects of the house – including furniture and furnishings – were designed as an integrated whole.
Situated on the right hand side of the road to Dartington Hall from Dartington Church. An admission charge of £3.50 applies, with a concessionary rate of £2.50 for students, old age pensioners, unwaged and disabled. Access for researchers to the Archive is possible throughout the year by appointment.
High Cross House is open:
29 April to 31 October: Tuesday to Friday: 14.00 – 16.30
22 July – 29 August: Tuesday to Friday: 10.30 – 12.30; 14.00 – 16.30
An admission charge of £3.50 applies, with a concessionary rate of £2.50 for students, old age pensioners, unwaged and disabled. Children (17 & under) enter free. Group visits can be arranged by appointment outside of the dates and hours listed above.
Dartington Open Day
Sat 31 May 12 noon-7pm
Heritage Open Day
Saturday, 13 September, 10.00-12.30; 14.00-16.30
Dartington Archive is open:
The Archive is normally open by appointment Monday – Friday 9:30am – 12.30 pm, and
2 pm – 5 pm, apart from public holidays, which include Easter and Christmas.
We also welcome enquiries by letter, fax, phone and e-mail. Please contact us at:
Address: High Cross House, Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 6ED UK
Telephone: +44(0)1803 864114
Fax: +44(0)1803 867057
www.dartingtonarchive.org.uk
high.cross.house@dartingtonhall.org.uk
See Dartington Hall Archive website for more details.
High Cross House is a grade II listed building (click here to find out more about what listing means).
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The Dartington Hall Trust is a registered charity no. 279756. Company no. 1485560. Registered Office: The Elmhirst Centre, Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon TQ9 6EL United Kingdom. Telephone 01803 847000; Fax 01803 847007;