Binfield Lodge is an English country house. It is a historic Grade II* listed building. The house is located north of Binfield, Berkshire.

Binfield Lodge
Binfield Lodge is located in Berkshire
Binfield Lodge
Location of Binfield Lodge in Berkshire
Binfield Lodge is located in England
Binfield Lodge
Binfield Lodge (England)
TypeCountry House
LocationBinfield, Berkshire, England
Coordinates51°27′03″N 0°47′15″W / 51.45097118034124°N 0.7873741178358895°W / 51.45097118034124; -0.7873741178358895
OS grid referenceSU 84352 73136
Built17th century
RestoredAddition 1895-1897
Restored byAddition by Edwin Lutyens
Architectural style(s)Jacobean
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameBinfield Lodge
Designated7 December 1966; 57 years ago (1966-12-07)
Reference no.1390315
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameGarden Wall on North-West of Binfield Lodge
Designated14 February 2002; 22 years ago (2002-02-14)
Reference no.1390316
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameSmall Pavilion at Binfield Lodge Approx 28m to North East of House
Designated20 December 1972; 51 years ago (1972-12-20)
Reference no.1390317
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameThe Lodge to North-West of Binfield Lodge and Attached Outbuilding
Designated20 December 1972; 51 years ago (1972-12-20)
Reference no.1390318

History

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Built by James I as one of the hunting lodges of Windsor Great Park, it later belonged to the Neville family and the Vernon family.[1]

In the late 19th century, the house was owned by Captain Ernest Rhodes, older brother of Cecil Rhodes.[2]

Architecture

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A largely Jacobean brick design from the 17th century. Reworked in the late 18th century. The front has simple Dutch gables incorporating Diocletian windows in an almost identical arrangement to those at Prior's Court, Chieveley.[3] Around 1897, Captain Rhodes added a ballroom and billiard room to the east end of the house. This large Neo-Georgian addition was an early project by Edwin Lutyens.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Kelly's directory of Berkshire, Bucks and Oxon. London: Kelly's Directories. 1911. p. 41. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  2. ^ 'Parishes: Binfield', in A History of the County of Berkshire: Volume 3. London: Victoria County History. 1923. pp. 119–124. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b Tyack, Geoffrey; Bradley, Simon; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Brindle, Steven (2010). Berkshire (New, rev. ed.). New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press. p. 167. ISBN 9780300126624.
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