Bentley Priory - Harrow

A C16 estate enlarged and improved in the late C18. Sir Uvedale Price and William Gilpin influenced the design in the early C19. Royal Air Force Fighter Command occupied the mansion from 1936, which played a central role in World War II, now converted to a museum with residential units, and new housing in the grounds. The Italian gardens and pleasure grounds around of the mansion have been restored, but boundary treatment, views and the character of the lake in land owned and managed by the Local Authority, much of it a Site of Special Scientific Interest, remain issues to be resolved.

Site Details

Designated Site Name:

Bentley Priory

Heritage Category:

Registered Park and Garden grade II

List Entry Number:

1001440

Local Planning Authority:

Harrow

Site Type:

Gardens parks and urban spaces > Landscape park

Location

County:

Greater London

District / Borough:

Harrow

Parliamentary Constituency:

Harrow East

Region:

London and South East

Assessment Information

Assessment Type:

Park and garden

Condition:

Generally satisfactory but with significant localised problems

Vulnerability:

Medium

Trend:

Stable

Ownership:

Mixed, multiple owners

Designation:

Registered Park and Garden grade II, LB grade II*