Baynards Park

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Not to be confused with Baynard's Castle, London or Baynard Castle, Cottingham.
Longhurst Lodge, a disused gatehouse on the Baynards Park Estate. The property was later restored and featured on The Restoration Man series.

Baynards Park is a 2,000 acres (810 ha) estate and site of a demolished

parishes of Cranleigh and Ewhurst, Surrey
.

History

In 1447 William Sydney the younger obtained a licence to

impark (i.e. enclose) 800 acres (320 ha) appertaining to his 'manor' of Baynards, however its exact status at that time is dubious, being possibly still held as an under-tenant of Pollingfold Manor to the south-west.[1] His granddaughter, as heir of this part of these larger estates, married William Uvedale, who inherited, the estate passing, after a period of profit-sharing to his several heirs, to the Bray family including, soon after by an intra-family deal, Sir Edward Bray.[1]

Bray mortgaged the property to John Reade of

Pyrford), his nephew.[1]

Three quick sales ensured (1607-1609) to Edward Bayninge, Isaac Woder and

Clandon Park, Clandon (intact).[1]

In 1818 the then-Lord Onslow sold Pollingfold and Baynards to John Smallpeice of Guildford. He may have used the house in his capacity as the last Out-Ranger of Windsor Forest, which even then was deemed to extend as far as Guildford. In 1824 Pollingfold was sold to Richard Gates. However in 1832 the twin, neighbouring estates were reunited by the Rev. Thomas Thurlow, son of another Thomas, Bishop of Durham and nephew to the Lord Chancellor Thurlow, by a bold purchase. He extended and remodelled the house, under the direction of Sir Matthew Digby Wyatt, and made a fine collection of paintings, armour, furniture and tapestry, which remained until at least 1911 in the house.[1]

Baynards, by then a proper adjoining small hamlet, saw a return to its grand house, transformed at the time in a somewhat old-fashioned but majestic, classical Georgian style 1832-40 primarily by employing Thomas Rickman and Benjamin Ferrey under Wyatt.

In the 1860s the

Post Office, and would have up to 30 horses and carts outside on market days.[citation needed] The 19.25 miles (30.98 km) line closed on 14 June 1965, four months before its centenary.[2]

In 1952, to pay the death duties of his

entrepreneur Alan Bristow for over £300,000.[4][5] In 1979, the house, which had been unoccupied for 11 years and was being used as a barn to store hay, burnt down in suspicious circumstances, after planning permission had been refused for alterations submitted earlier that year.[6]

After clearance of the manor house site, today only the walled gardens, cottages, bell-tower, gatehouse and four lodges survive, many somewhat neglected.

property development company. Denied permission to develop the estate for private housing, they sold it to a retirement home operator,[8] who intend to rebuild a replica manor house on the original foundations.[9] Longhurst Lodge
was purchased privately in 2009 and restored.

Architecture (before demolition of main structure)

The house was mainly of brick, but the foundations were (and are) of Sussex marble and the roof of Horsham slates, both found in the area.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f H.E. Malden, ed. (1911). "Parishes: Ewhurst". A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  2. ISBN 978-1-85-306005-2
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  3. ^ "Baynards Park". BritishListedBuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  4. ISBN 978-1848842083
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  5. ^ "Alan Bristow, magnate and entrepreneur, dies at 85". get Surrey. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Baynards Park". Wikimapia. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Baynards Park". William Heath. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  8. ^ "The house of your dreams". Homes & Property. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  9. ^ "Baynards Park". Baines Group. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.

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