Ampney Park Explained

Ampney Park
Location:Ampney Crucis, Gloucestershire, England
Built:Late 16th century
Designation1:Grade II listed building
Designation1 Offname:Ampney Park
Designation1 Date:4 June 1952
Designation1 Number:1090018
Designation2:Grade II listed building
Designation2 Offname:The Lodge, Ampney Park
Designation2 Date:4 June 1952[1]
Designation2 Number:1305297

Ampney Park is a 16th century manor house at Ampney Crucis, Gloucestershire, England. It is a Grade II listed building.[2]

History

The estate is attached to the Church of the Holy Rood and lies on Ampney Brook within the area known as the Cotswold Water Park.

The house was built in the late 16th century by John Pleydell. Additions and extensions to the house were carried out in the 18th and 19th centuries.[2] The lodge was built in the mid 17th century and the rear wing was added in 1893.[1] It is now a collection of Jacobean, Georgian and Victorian architecture.

In 1724, the house passed into the family of Viscount Downe of Cowick Hall in Yorkshire. They sold it to Samuel Blackwell in 1765,[3] and his family owned it until 1891. The house was next owned by the Cripps family until 1959, having been bought by Edmund Cripps in the 1890s. Edmund Cripps extended the house including the addition of a billiard room with stained glass windows depicting the arms of the Cripps, Radcliffe and Brydges families.[4] In the 1960s the house was used as accommodation for students from the agricultural college in Cirencester (now the Royal Agricultural University) and subsequently redeveloped.[5]

It was a private house until it was turned into a hotel in 1982 before returning to private use.[6] In 1997, the house and estate were bought by businessman Edward Scott and his wife.[7]

Architecture

The stone building has stone slate roofs. The original two-storey block has attic rooms beneath the cornice. The interior includes rooms with oak panels, moulded plaster ceilings and stone fireplaces.[2] The house includes nine bedrooms a gym and an indoor swimming pool.

The [8] grounds were laid out with terracing near the house and the parterre and croquet lawn.[4] There are multiple sculptures.[7] It also has a lake and water gardens.[6] There is also a tennis court.[9] Outbuildings have been converted into a riding school,[8] including seven loose boxes and a sand school.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Lodge, Ampney Park . National Heritage List for England . Historic England . 30 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200617145244/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1305297 . 17 June 2020 . live .
  2. Web site: Ampney Park . National Heritage List for England . Historic England . 30 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200617131856/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1090018 . 17 June 2020 . live .
  3. Web site: Brooke . John . BLACKWELL, Samuel (d.1785), of Williamstrip Park and Ampney Crucis, Glos. . History of Parliament . The History of Parliament Trust . 30 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191216173623/http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/member/blackwell-samuel-1785 . 16 December 2019 . live .
  4. Web site: Ampney Park . Savills . 30 June 2020.
  5. Web site: Walker . James . Historic Grade II Listed Cotswold Country House set within Magnificent Grounds close to Cirencester . Savills . 30 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200607234022/https://search.savills.com/property-detail/gblhchccs170077 . 7 June 2020 . live .
  6. Web site: Ampney Park . Parks & Gardens . The Hestercombe Gardens Trust . 30 June 2020.
  7. News: Doughty . Eleanor . Yours for £9.5 million: Ampney Park, a mishmash of Jacobean, Georgian and Victorian splendour . 30 June 2020 . The Telegraph . 28 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180815111016/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/buy/95million-ampney-park-mishmash-jacobean-georgian-victorian-splendour/ . 15 August 2018 . live .
  8. Web site: On the Market: Grade II-Listed Manor with One of the Finest 17th Century Interiors in Britain . Property Curator . 30 June 2020 . 1 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200701015750/https://www.thepropertycurator.co.uk/post/ampney-park . dead .
  9. Web site: Churchill . Penny . An idyllic country home with a breathtaking 17th century interior, plus pool, stables and an indoor arena . Country Life . 30 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612062546/http://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/fabulous-17th-century-mansion-breathtaking-interior-plus-stables-indoor-arena-177379 . 12 June 2018 . live .
  10. Web site: Lemieux . Hannah . A jaw-dropping Cotswold manor with indoor AND outdoor arenas, set within perfect hacking countryside . Horse and Hound . 30 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418044005/https://www.horseandhound.co.uk/features/jaw-dropping-cotswold-manor-indoor-outdoor-arenas-set-within-perfect-hacking-countryside-704887 . 18 April 2020 . live .

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