| Hackwood Park | |
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 Hackwood Park in 1984 | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Manor |
| Town or city | Basingstoke, Hampshire |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°14′32″N1°04′27″W / 51.242311°N 1.074211°W /51.242311; -1.074211 |
| Construction started | 1683 |
| Completed | 1687 |
Hackwood Park is a large 260-acre (110 ha) country estate that primarily consists of an 18th-century ornamental woodland and formal lawn garden in addition to a 51,681 sq ft (4,801.3 m2) mansion of symmetrical design. It is located within the boundaries ofWinslade, a rural parish immediately south ofBasingstoke inHampshire.[1] The parks and gardens are Grade I listed on theRegister of Historic Parks and Gardens and the main house isGrade II* listed on theNational Heritage List for England.[2][3] It was placed on the market in 2016 for around £65 million.[4] As of 2024, it is still for sale at the same price.[5]
The estate was owned by the manor or rectory of Eastrop until 1223,[6] when it became a noble'sdeer park in its own right.[2] It was acquired byWilliam Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester in the 16th-century.[2] The bulk of the structure of the house currently standing was built from 1683 to 1687 for a son of the fifth Marquess,Charles Paulet, created Duke of Bolton.[2] The estate was inherited by his son,Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton in 1699, followed by his grandson,Charles Powlett, 3rd Duke of Bolton in 1772.[2] The property was painted byPaul Sandby in 1764.[7]
After the death ofHarry Powlett, 6th Duke of Bolton in 1794, the house became a family seat of the relatedBarons Bolton.
Lord Curzon was a tenant from 1906 until his death in 1925.[8][9] The estate was sold in 1936 toWilliam Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose. DuringWorld War II it served as a psychiatric hospital for theCanadian Army.[10] When Lord Camrose died in 1954 the property was inherited by his son,Seymour Berry, 2nd Viscount Camrose, who remained its owner until his death in 1995. His wife, Lady Camrose, the mother ofAga Khan IV, lived there until her death in 1997.[11] An extension to theorangery has added a 21st-century spa complex complete with pool, sauna,laconicum, and treatment room.[1]
The exterior of the main house has fourNeo-classical columns, which are situated in front of pilasters raised from the main wall surface. The central doorway is housed in an oval recess and also contains two columns and pilasters at the side. The interior contains panelling and a large fireplace of 17th-century style, with a carved ornamentalfestoon brought from Abbotstone House inWiltshire.[12][1] The main building was designed byCharles Bridgeman, with additional buildings designed byJames Gibbs.[2][13]
Other listed buildings include the fishing temple, a once-domed building with eight columns and an incomplete circular stone base,[14] a 19th-century teahouse pavilion,[15] a single story 18th-centuryorangey,[16] a statue ofGeorge I which dates from 1722,[17] and a 19th-century mill house.[18] Grade II* listed buildings include an early 19th-century stable block and riding school,[19] and a menagerie pond pavilion, which dates from 1727 and was given as a gift byJames Gibbs to the third Duke of Bolton.[20]
