The Priory is an English country house. It is a historic Grade II* listed building. The house is located southeast of Beech Hill, Berkshire on the banks of the River Loddon.[1]
| The Priory, Beech Hill | |
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  Location of The Priory, Beech Hill in Berkshire  The Priory, Beech Hill (England) | |
| Type | Country House |
| Location | Beech Hill, Berkshire, England |
| Coordinates | 51°22′25″N 0°59′02″W / 51.37370207759507°N 0.9840061326392457°W |
| OS grid reference | SU 70817 64340 |
| Built | 16c |
| Built for | The Harrison family |
| Rebuilt | 1648 |
| Architectural style(s) | Elizabethan |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | The Priory Including Adjoining Wall on the North East 6582 6435 |
| Designated | 13 April 1947 |
| Reference no. | 1117130 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Dovecote and Adjoining Wall in The Priory Garden, Approximately 60 metres South West |
| Designated | 13 April 1967 |
| Reference no. | 1117131 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Granary at The Priory, Approximately 60 metres to the North |
| Designated | 28 January 1987 |
| Reference no. | 1117132 |
History
editOriginally a hermitage associated with Beaumys Castle, located immediately to the northeast, it was later converted into Stratfield Saye Priory. The priory was dissolved in 1399.[2]
The land was leased from 1558 to 1665 by the Harrison family, and it is presumed they built the current house, which has a date of 1648 on the central porch.[1]
Architecture
editThe house is two-storey and three-gabled. It is built of red English bond brick. Northwest of the house are a dovecote and granary. The late 17th-century garden stretches out to the southwest and is bounded by brick buildings to the northwest and a small canal to the southeast.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Tyack, Geoffrey; Bradley, Simon; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Brindle, Steven (2010). Berkshire (New, rev. ed.). New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press. p. 159. ISBN 9780300126624.
- ^ Ford, David Nash. "Beech Hill". Royal Berkshire History. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
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