The Priory, Beech Hill
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]
History
Originally 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
The 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
- ^ 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.
External links
- Royal Berkshire History – Beech Hill
- Historic England – The Priory
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