Chieveley House

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Chieveley House
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Chieveley House
Type Country house
Location Chieveley, Berkshire
Coordinates 51°27′46″N1°18′59″W / 51.4628°N 1.3163°W / 51.4628; -1.3163
OS grid reference SU 47592 73984
Built1716
Rebuilt1883
Architectural style(s) Queen Anne
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated6 April 1967
Reference no. 1291142
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Location of Chieveley House in Berkshire

Chieveley House, on the High Street in the village of Chieveley, Berkshire is a country house dating from the early 18th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. It has had a number of notable owners including Valentine Wyndham-Quin, son of Windham Wyndham-Quin, the Baroness Howard de Walden and Lord Goff of Chieveley.

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History and description

The house was built around 1716, identifiable by dates on the rainwater heads. [1] Pevsner records Chieveley as one of a range of "grand houses [set] behind high brick walls" on the village's High Street. [2] At the time of its construction the occupants are recorded as a gentleman, his four children, and six servants. [3] In the 20th century the house was occupied by Valentine Wyndham-Quin, son of Windham Wyndham-Quin and subsequently the Baroness Howard de Walden. In 1976, Chieveley was bought by Lord Goff of Chieveley, who took the name of the village when made a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and a life peer in 1986. [4]

Pevsner describes Chieveley as a "compact hipped roofed dolls' house of red brick". [2] The architectural style is Queen Anne. [5]

The current owners created a garden to the designs of Arne Maynard. [6] [7] In 2018 Chieveley was put up for sale with Knight Frank for £3.5 million. [3] [8]

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References

  1. Historic England. "Chieveley House (Grade II*) (1291142)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 Tyack, Bradley & Pevsner 2010, p. 235.
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