Bear Place is an English country house. It is a historic Grade II* listed building. The house is located northeast of Wargrave, Berkshire.

Bear Place
Bear Place in 1788
TypeCountry House
LocationHare Hatch, Berkshire, England
Coordinates51°30′18″N 0°50′01″W / 51.50512875526167°N 0.8335216026120388°W / 51.50512875526167; -0.8335216026120388
OS grid referenceSU 81044 79114
Built1784–1785
Built forDavid Ximenes, Senior
ArchitectEdward Edgerly
Architectural style(s)Georgian
Official nameBear Place
Designated26 January 1967; 57 years ago (1967-01-26)
Reference no.1118177
Official nameMoated site 100m south-west of Bear Place
Designated3 March 1977; 47 years ago (1977-03-03)
Reference no.1013137
Bear Place is located in Berkshire
Bear Place
Location of Bear Place in Berkshire
Bear Place is located in England
Bear Place
Bear Place (England)

History

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The house was built in 1784–1785 for David Ximenes, Senior, father of David Ximenes and Morris Ximenes.[1]

In the 20th Century the house was owned by the Barons Remnant, beginning with James Remnant, 1st Baron Remnant in around 1930.[2]

Architecture

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Bear Place is a three-storey, seven bay, Georgian brick house built with materials from a demolished Elizabethan house on the site, the moat of which still remains to the southwest of the current house.[3] An unusual architectural feature of the house is that the three bays on either side of the entrance curve out to create bows. It was designed and built by Edward Edgerly of Hurley, and cost £843 (equivalent to £134,905 in 2023).[4][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Tyack, Geoffrey; Bradley, Simon; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Brindle, Steven (2010). Berkshire (New, rev. ed.). New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press. p. 603. ISBN 9780300126624.
  2. ^ "The Lord Remnant, CVO — October 23, 1930 – March 4, 2022". The Henley Standard. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Moated site 100m south-west of Bear Place, Wargrave – 1013137 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  4. ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
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