Chieveley House
House in Chieveley, Berkshire, England
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Chieveley House, on the High Street in the village of Chieveley, Berkshire, England, is a Grade II* listed country house dating from the early 18th century. It has had a number of notable owners including Valentine Wyndham-Quin, son of Windham Wyndham-Quin, the Baroness Howard de Walden and Lord Goff of Chieveley.
| Chieveley House | |
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Chieveley House | |
  Location within Berkshire | |
| General information | |
| Type | Country house |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| Location | Chieveley, Berkshire, England |
| Coordinates | 51.4628°N 1.3163°W |
| Year built | 1716 |
| Renovated | 1883 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Chieveley House |
| Designated | 6 April 1967 |
| Reference no. | 1291142 |
History and description
The house was built around 1716, identifiable by dates on the rainwater heads.[1] Pevsner records Chieveley as one of a range of "grand houses [set] behind high brick walls" on the village's High Street.[2] At the time of its construction the occupants are recorded as a gentleman, his four children, and six servants.[3] In the 20th century, the house was occupied by Valentine Wyndham-Quin, son of Windham Wyndham-Quin and subsequently the Baroness Howard de Walden. In 1976 Chieveley was bought by Lord Goff of Chieveley, who took the name of the village when made a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and a life peer in 1986.[4]
Pevsner describes Chieveley as a "compact hipped roofed dolls' house of red brick".[2] The architectural style is Queen Anne.[5]
In 2016 the owners created a garden to the designs of Arne Maynard.[6][7] In 2018 Chieveley House was put up for sale with Knight Frank for £3.5 million.[3][8]