The Priory, Beech Hill
| The Priory, Beech Hill | |
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  Location of The Priory, Beech Hill in Berkshire  The Priory, Beech Hill (England) | |
| Type | Country House |
| Location | Beech Hill, Berkshire, England |
| Coordinates | 51°22′25″N 0°59′02″W / 51.37370207759507°N 0.9840061326392457°W |
| OS grid reference | SU 70817 64340 |
| Built | 16th century |
| Built for | The Harrison family |
| Rebuilt | 1648 |
| Architectural style(s) | Elizabethan |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | The Priory including adjoining wall on the north east 6582 6435 |
| Designated | 13 April 1947 |
| Reference no. | 1117130 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Dovecote and adjoining wall in The Priory garden, approximately 60 metres south west |
| Designated | 13 April 1967 |
| Reference no. | 1117131 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Granary at The Priory, approximately 60 metres to the north |
| Designated | 28 January 1987 |
| Reference no. | 1117132 |
The Priory is a historic Grade II* listed English country house. It 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]
In 1947 The Priory was designated a Grade II* listed building.[3] The dovecote in the garden was Grade II listed in 1967[4] and granary similarly listed in 1987.[5]
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]
See also
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.
- ^ Nash Ford, David. "Beech Hill". Royal Berkshire History. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "The Priory including adjoining wall on the north east 6582 6435 (1117130)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ Historic England. "Dovecote and adjoining wall in The Priory garden, approximately 60 metres south west (1117131)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ Historic England. "Granary at The Priory, approximately 60 metres to the north (1117132)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
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