Sandleford Priory, Greenham / Newtown - West Berkshire (UA) / Basingstoke and Deane

A mid-late C18 landscape park with waterbodies laid out to designs by Lancelot Brown, surrounding a Gothick house remodelled by James Wyatt. Once straddling the A339 the estate was sold into divided ownership; the house, gardens and core of the park becoming a school. Remains of the kitchen gardens exist across the road with the northern park largely lost to development leaving the core compromised as a design fragment which in turn is under-resourced in its management. The setting of the house and park and garden is extremely vulnerable to further development potential in the Local Plan.

Site Details

Designated Site Name:

Sandleford Priory

Heritage Category:

Registered Park and Garden grade II

List Entry Number:

1000333

Local Planning Authority:

West Berkshire (UA)

Site Type:

Gardens parks and urban spaces > Landscape park

Location

County:

Hampshire

Unitary Authority:

West Berkshire (UA)

District / Borough:

Basingstoke and Deane

Parish:

Greenham / Newtown

Parliamentary Constituency:

Newbury / North West Hampshire

Region:

London and South East

Assessment Information

Assessment Type:

Park and garden

Condition:

Extensive significant problems

Vulnerability:

High

Trend:

Declining

Ownership:

Mixed, multiple owners

Designation:

Registered Park and Garden grade II, 2 LBs