Billingbear House
BILLINGBEAR HOUSE, CARTERS HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1390253
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Billingbear House
- Statutory Address:
- BILLINGBEAR HOUSE, CARTERS HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1390253
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Billingbear House
- Statutory Address 1:
- BILLINGBEAR HOUSE, CARTERS HILL
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- BILLINGBEAR HOUSE, CARTERS HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bracknell Forest (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Binfield
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 83917 72006
Details
BINFIELD
SU87SW CARTERS HILL
674-1/11/45 (South side)
20/12/72 Billingbear House
II
Formerly known as: Forest Lodge CARTERS HILL.
Large house in parkland with ha-ha. Mid C18, altered and
extended mid C19 when the Factor's house and dairy were built;
these now form part of the house. Altered C20.
MATERIALS: Painted stucco and render, hipped slate roof of
double span.
PLAN: Irregular plan with projecting and recessed entrance
front, projecting octagonal section to right of centre at
rear.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and cellar. 5 chimneys, all altered.
Windows on front are 2 and 3-light casements with leaded,
square lights with Gothic pointed arches under square heads,
C19 sash windows on right hand section. Mullioned and
transomed windows at rear, sash windows with glazing bars and
trefoiled neads and openings in octagonal section. Entrance
(north) front: 5 sections, on right former Factor's house and
dairy. Former house of 3 bays with central, round roof lantern
and central double door in enclosed Ionic porch with patterned
segmental fanlight. To right of this, set back, is 3-bay
section with double hipped roof. On right of this and on left
of former house are single bay gable projections with hipped
roofs.
INTERIOR: dog-leg staircase with barley sugar balusters,
wreathed handrail and closed carved string. Octagonal room on
south, off sitting room, has rococo plaster work on ceiling;
trees and garlands of fruit and flowers in high relief on
walls.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 489235
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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