Government House, Royal Military Academy
GOVERNMENT HOUSE, ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY, LONDON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1390368
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Government House, Royal Military Academy
- Statutory Address:
- GOVERNMENT HOUSE, ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY, LONDON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1390368
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Government House, Royal Military Academy
- Statutory Address 1:
- GOVERNMENT HOUSE, ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY, LONDON ROAD
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:
- GOVERNMENT HOUSE, ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY, LONDON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bracknell Forest (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Sandhurst
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 85788 60412
Details
SANDHURST
SU86SE LONDON ROAD
674-1/18/171 (North West side)
20/12/72 Government House, Royal Military
Academy
GV II
Manor house, now commanding officer's residence. Late C18,
altered early C19.
MATERIALS: Painted ashlar with rendered stacks, roof not
visible, hipped slate roof to right hand side range.
PLAN: double depth plan.
STYLE: mid Georgian style.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys, 5-window range with 2 storey 4-window
side range. Symmetrical front with middle bay set forward,
platbands, thin cornice band and parapet. 6/6-pane sashes,
some horned. Left hand return has 5-window range all blind
except second bay from front, which has 6/6-pane sashes, above
curved bay with 6/9-pane horned sashes down to ground. Garden
front has wide right hand canted bay with parapet, central 6/6
and flanking 4/4-pane sashes, with French windows to first
floor windows above. Right hand lower 2 storey, 4-window range
has segmental arched casements.
INTERIOR: not inspected but noted as having an entrance hall
and stair, and panelled shutters.
HISTORY: originally the manor house of Sandhurst, and included
in the early C19 college as the Commandant's house after the
estate was bought in 1801 from William Pitt.
(Country Life: Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst: London:
1969-: 1662; Shepperd A: Sandhurst - the Royal Military
Academy: London: 1980-).
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 489351
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Shepperd, A, Sandhurst the Royal Military Academy, (1980)
Country Life in Country Life, (1969)
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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