Brooklands, Sarisbury

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Coordinates: 50°52′41″N 1°17′45″W / 50.87803°N 1.29570°W / 50.87803; -1.29570
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A distant view of Brooklands from the jetty of the Jolly Sailor pub in Bursledon

Brooklands is an 18th-century country house in Sarisbury in Fareham in the English county of Hampshire. The grounds of the house overlook the River Hamble. It has been listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England since October 1976.[1]

House

The house was designed by

signs of the zodiac. A bedroom on the second floor features decorated handmade tiles of fish designed by Hugh Casson.[1] The first floor has six bedrooms, five of which are en-suite. An additional four bedrooms are on the second floor.[2]

History

The writers Jane Austen and A. A. Milne were frequent guests at the house.[1] Austen's cousin was the first wife of Admiral Williams.[1] Milne's wife, Daphne, was raised at Brooklands.[3]

In a 2005 article Country Life described Brooklands as "[epitomising] the very best of Englishness" and that "Historically, architecturally and horticulturally, Brooklands's pedigree is faultless".[2]

In 2005 Brooklands was put up for sale with Knight Frank for £5.3 million. The estate included 29 acres of grounds with 160 yards of river frontage.[2]

Gardens

The house has 29 acres of grounds and landscaped gardens with a summer house and swimming pool. The grounds were laid out by

Humphrey Repton, the formal gardens to the east, west and south were designed by Gertrude Jekyll. Jekyll's designs for the house feature lawns, banks of azaleas and rhododendrons and herbaceous borders.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Historic England, "Brooklands (1093503)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 July 2020
  2. ^ a b c d e "In an English Garden". Country Life. 19 May 2005. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. ISBN 978-1-60469-717-9
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50°52′41″N 1°17′45″W / 50.87803°N 1.29570°W / 50.87803; -1.29570

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