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]

The Priory, Beech Hill
The Priory, Beech Hill is located in Berkshire
The Priory, Beech Hill
Location of The Priory, Beech Hill in Berkshire
The Priory, Beech Hill is located in England
The Priory, Beech Hill
The Priory, Beech Hill (England)
TypeCountry House
LocationBeech Hill, Berkshire, England
Coordinates51°22′25″N 0°59′02″W / 51.37370207759507°N 0.9840061326392457°W / 51.37370207759507; -0.9840061326392457
OS grid referenceSU 70817 64340
Built16c
Built forThe Harrison family
Rebuilt1648
Architectural style(s)Elizabethan
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameThe Priory Including Adjoining Wall on the North East 6582 6435
Designated13 April 1947; 77 years ago (1947-04-13)
Reference no.1117130
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameDovecote and Adjoining Wall in The Priory Garden, Approximately 60 metres South West
Designated13 April 1967; 57 years ago (1967-04-13)
Reference no.1117131
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameGranary at The Priory, Approximately 60 metres to the North
Designated28 January 1987; 37 years ago (1987-01-28)
Reference no.1117132

History

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Ford, David Nash. "Beech Hill". Royal Berkshire History. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
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