| Arborfield Hall | |
|---|---|
 Arborfield Hall c. 1850 | |
| Location | Arborfield |
| Coordinates | 51°24′22″N0°55′34″W / 51.406°N 0.926°W |
| Built | 13th century |
| Built for | Bullock family |
| Demolished | 1832, 1837 |
| Rebuilt | 1603, 1955 |
  Location of Arborfield Hall in Berkshire | |
Arborfield Hall was a large country house on the banks of the River Loddon near the village of Arborfield in Berkshire.
The site originally contained a manor house, which was occupied by the Bullock family from the early 13th century. [1] This was acquired by Edmund Standen in 1589 and passed to his son, William Standen, who rebuilt the house in the Jacobean style in 1603; [1] a stable block was added in 1654. [2] The manor house was sold to Pelsant Reeves, a Master in Chancery, in 1730 and it remained in the Reeves family until a descendant, George Dawson, demolished it in 1832. [1]
George Dawson commissioned a new hall in 1837 but sold it to Sir John Conroy, Controller of the Household of the Duchess of Kent, in 1842. [1] The new hall was bought by Thomas Hargreaves, a businessman who became High Sheriff of Berkshire, in 1855 and it remained in the Hargreaves family until 1926. [1] The hall was then bought at auction by the Allsebrook family. [3]
During the Second World War, the hall was requisitioned by the Royal Air Force. It was then acquired by the University of Reading and demolished in 1955. [1]
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