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Ashcombe House
Ashcombe House or Ashcombe Park may refer to several places in England: * Ashcombe House, East Sussex *Ashcombe House, Somerset, formerly occupied by Peter Gabriel *Ashcombe House, Wiltshire, occupied by Guy Ritchie, and previously by Sir Cecil Beaton, and Madonna *Ashcombe Park, Staffordshire, country house and estate in Staffordshire *Ashcombe Park, district and public park in Weston-super-Mare Weston-super-Mare, also known simply as Weston, is a seaside town in North Somerset, England. It lies by the Bristol Channel south-west of Bristol between Worlebury Hill and Bleadon Hill. It includes the suburbs of Mead Vale, Milton, Oldmixon ..., Somerset {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashcombe House, East Sussex
Ashcombe House is a country house in St Ann Without, Lewes District in East Sussex. It is a Grade II* listed building. It is co-owned with and faced by a once appurtenant (serving) Round House or Toll House, which is at Grade II, the lowest category of national listing. The L-shaped two-storey house with "grey headers with dressings, quoins and modillion cornice of red brick" dates to the 18th century, when it served as a farmhouse. It was acquired by the University of Sussex , mottoeng = Be Still and Know , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £14.4 million (2020) , budget = £319.6 million (2019–20) , chancellor = Sanjeev Bhaskar , vice_chancellor = Sasha Roseneil , ... in 1963 and was as its Vice-Chancellor's official residence until 1981. References Country houses in East Sussex Grade II* listed houses Grade II* listed buildings in East Sussex {{EastSussex-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashcombe House, Somerset
Ashcombe House at Swainswick, north-east of Bath, Somerset, Bath in Somerset, England is a Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic revival English country house, country house. It is a Grade II listed building. Ashcombe House stands on the slopes of the Lam Brook, Lam Valley in of grounds. It dates from the early nineteenth century, and was altered in the late nineteenth century. It started life as a hunting lodge, and there are the remains of the former kennels in the grounds. The 1900 1:10,560 scale (6 inch) Ordnance Survey map shows the building was known at that time as Ashcombe Farm, with Ashcombe Wood lying to the north-east of it. The house has a rear wing constructed from a converted coach house and stables, and has nine bedrooms and six reception rooms, including a Georgian ballroom. The house was on the market in 2003 for £1.6 million.''Western Daily Press'', 2003 house sale details Musician Peter Gabriel rented the property between 1978 and 1987 as his family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashcombe House, Wiltshire
Ashcombe House, also known as Ashcombe Park, is a Georgian manor house, set in of land on Cranborne Chase in the parish of Berwick St John, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. The house is roughly equidistant between the villages of Berwick St John and Tollard Royal. It is listed on the Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest as a Grade II structure. Early history There have been several buildings on the site. The first house was built in 1686 by a local squire, Robert Barber. Some fifty years later, in 1740, the Barber family entirely demolished the 1686 house and rebuilt on the site. In 1750 Anne Wyndham inherited the house. The next year she married the Hon. James Everard Arundell, third son of the 6th Baron Arundell of Wardour. In 1754 the architect Francis Cartwright largely remodelled the interior of the house for the Arundells. In 1815 the Ashcombe Estate was purchased from Lady Arundell by Thomas Grove the younger of Ferne House for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashcombe Park, Staffordshire
Ashcombe Park is a country house and estate near Cheddleton, in Staffordshire, England. The house is a Grade II* listed building, listed on 2 May 1953. History and description Botham Hall, built in the 16th century, stood on the site later occupied by Ashcombe Park House; it was once surrounded by a deer park, and in the late 18th century it was owned by the Debank family."Ashcombe Park, Cheddleton" Parks and Gardens. Retrieved 2 February 2020."Ashcombe Park, Cheddleton" Staffordshire Past Track. Retrieved 3 February 2020. Ashcombe Park House was built from 1807 to 1811 for William Sney ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
