Windsor Court is a large country house in,

Englefield Green Englefield Green is a large village in the Borough of Runnymede, Surrey, England, approximately west of central London. It is home to Royal Holloway, University of London. The village grew from a hamlet in the 19th century, when much of Egham ( ...

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. The mansion adjoins

Windsor Great Park Windsor Great Park is a Royal Park of , including a deer park, to the south of the town of Windsor on the border of Berkshire and Surrey in England. It is adjacent to the private Home Park, which is nearer the castle. The park was, for many ...

History

The 37,000 sq ft house was built as Park Close between 1899 and 1901 in an eclectic mix of styles, most notably Arts & Crafts. The main house has 10 bedrooms, 12 bathrooms and 6 reception rooms. The estate includes 25 acres of mature gardens, cottages, stables and a large dower house. Park Close was owned in its early years by the civil engineer and politician

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as his summer residence. In 1930, his widow Mrs Urban H. Broughton was still living there and at 37

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, London. In 1949, it was home to Norman Greenlees Weir. In 2004, it was bought for £8 million, by "resolutely anonymous" owners, but they apparently never moved in or did any work on the house, except to rename it as Windsor Court. In April 2016, it was listed for sale at £19.9 million, having been reduced from £25 million. As of June 2020 it is listed for sale at £15,999,950. According to ''

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'', the house, which is in need of extensive and costly restoration work could be saved, but is "more likely to be knocked down and replaced".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Windsor Court Country houses in Surrey Borough of Runnymede Arts and Crafts architecture in England Houses completed in 1900