THE restoration work at Chepstow's historic 'Mount House' has been completed.
The 200 year-old merchant's house, located on Welsh Street, is to be officially reopened by the mayor, Cllr David Dovey, on Thursday this week.
Cllr Dovey will unveil a commemorative plaque and cut a replica Mount House cake.
The ceremony will be attended by specially invited guests, including former teachers and deputy matron of The Mount School, which closed in 1981, previous business occupiers, Messrs Tony and Brian Bird of the Bird Group, as well as Mrs. Royle, the first resident in the newly restored mansion.
The Mount House has been converted into one to three bedroom luxury apartments, with 20 mews homes in a courtyard to the rear of the house. The redevelopment has attracted keen interest locally since building began.
The scheme has reinstated the neo-classical Mount House to its original condition, fully refurbishing the house after removal of later extensions.
The mews homes, arranged in a courtyard, are built on land formerly occupied by the stable block and other domestic offices which would have supported a house of this magnitude.
The view of the house in the wider landscape will remain unspoiled.
"The restored listed building is the focal point for the scheme," said Charles Collier of developers Bovale Ltd.
"The Mount has undergone a series of changes over the years, having been initially a family residence, requisitioned during wartime, established as a school and finally becoming office premises. Our scheme restores the balance and style of the House, whilst generating new, high quality residential accommodation for area."