Old Alresford House

Old Alresford House
Old Alresford House
Map of Hampshire
Map of Hampshire
Location in Hampshire
General information
TypeCountry House
Architectural styleGeorgian
LocationOld Alresford, Winchester, Hampshire
Coordinates51°05′57″N 1°09′37″W / 51.0993°N 1.1604°W / 51.0993; -1.1604
Completed1751
Technical details
MaterialBrick with slate roof
Design and construction
Architect(s)William Jones
Designations

Old Alresford House is an 18th-century Georgian country house in Old Alresford, Hampshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

It was built between 1749 and 1751 for Admiral Lord Rodney on a gently sloping south facing site between the village churchyard and Alresford Pond, paid for by the riches accrued in a successful naval career fighting the French in the Caribbean.

The house is constructed of brick with Bath stone dressings and slated roofs in 3 storeys and a basement. It has a 7-bay frontage with the central 3 bays slightly projecting. There are single bay flanking wings at each end with single storey service wings on both sides at the front forming a courtyard.

Rodney purchased Alresford Pond in 1755 before commissioning Richard Woods to create the 16 ha (40 acres) park in 1764, which is itself now Grade II listed.[2]

  1. ^ Historic England (16 November 1983). "OLD ALRESFORD HOUSE (Grade II*) (1157173)". National Heritage List for England.
  2. ^ Historic England (8 June 1990). "Old Alresford House (Grade II) (1000481)". National Heritage List for England.

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