Binfield Park is an English country house. It is a historic Grade II* listed building. The house is located just northeast of Binfield, Berkshire.
| Binfield Park | |
|---|---|
 East Front, Binfield Park, 1866 | |
| Type | Country House |
| Location | Binfield, Berkshire, England |
| Coordinates | 51°26′14″N 0°47′04″W / 51.43734543540476°N 0.7843959862211732°W |
| OS grid reference | SU 84585 71621 |
| Built | 1775 |
| Architectural style(s) | Georgian |
| Website | Binfield Park |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Binfield Park |
| Designated | 7 December 1966 |
| Reference no. | 1390299 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Gates and Piers at West Entrance to Binfield Park |
| Designated | 20 December 1972 |
| Reference no. | 1390300 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Gate Piers at South Entrance to Binfield Park |
| Designated | 20 December 1972 |
| Reference no. | 1390301 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | South Lodge |
| Designated | 7 December 1966 |
| Reference no. | 1390313 |
  Location of Binfield Park in Berkshire  Binfield Park (England) | |
History
editThe house was built in 1775 by Onesiphorus Elliott. It was purchased from the Elliott family in 1854 by Florance Thomas Young. The Young family are memorialized in a Grade II listed monument in the graveyard of All Saints Church, just north of the house.[1]
During the Second World War, the house was converted into a military hospital.[2]
From 1949 to 2000, the property was an NHS hospital for mentally handicapped children, and during that time was called "Binfield Park Hospital". Juliette Alvin did work on music therapy there in the 1960s.[3]
After the hospital closed, the house was converted into three individual dwellings: "The Georgian House" (the main house), "The Hall" (the north wing), and "The Manor" (the south wing).[2]
The property is available for rental.[4]
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Architecture
editSituated on high ground with extensive views of the surrounding country, the house has a classical design in Flemish bond red brick. The "featureless" three-storey front is abutted by projecting two-storey wings.[5]
The interior contains "Adamesque" plasterwork.[5]
George William Webb designed additions to the house in 1889.[5] There were many modern additions made to the house during its institutional use; these have been removed.[2]
The western and southern entrances to the property are both flanked by Grade II listed late 18th-century rusticated gate piers, with pediments, wreaths, and other detailing.[5]
Likely built prior to Binfield Park and then adopted for use as a gatehouse, the early 18th century South Lodge is also a listed Grade II building. It is now a private house.[6]
References
edit- ^ "YOUNG MONUMENT, APPROX 5 METRES EAST OF EAST END OF CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, Binfield - 1390262 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "Built Heritage Statement, January 2018". Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ Alvin, Juliette (1969). Report on the research project on music therapy with severely subnormal boys hospitalised at Binfield Park Hospital. London: British Society for Music Therapy. ISBN 9780855130046.
- ^ "Weekend Stays | Binfield Park | England". BINFIELD PARK. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d Tyack, Geoffrey; Bradley, Simon; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Brindle, Steven (2010). Berkshire (New, rev. ed.). New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press. p. 167. ISBN 9780300126624.
- ^ "SOUTH LODGE, Binfield - 1390313 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
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