HIGHCLERE CASTLE

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18th century three-storeyed country house arranged round a central top-lit hall. The exterior has been refaced as Elizabethan elevations in the style of Wollaton by Sir Charles Barry in 1839-42. Bath stone ashlar wall with red brick.

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(Centred SU 4462 5880) Highclere Castle, on site of (NAT)
BISHOPS PALACE (NR). (1)

HIGHCLERE CASTLE, the seat of the Earl of CARNARVON, is built on the
site of the Palace of the Bishops of WINCHESTER, the original owners
of the parish.

Before 1208-9 the manor of HIGHCLERE was included with BURGHCLERE
under the general name of CLERE. Although from that date onwards they
are distinguished by name, they have always followed the same descent
(a), the lord of the manors having his mansion at HIGHCLERE. Thus the
Bishops had a place here and, in 1692, Sir ROBT. SAWYER died `at his
mansion house of HIGHCLERE' (b) (1).

A Hampshire manor of the Bishops of WINCHESTER with a modern
residence on site of the episcopal manor house (2).

While WILLIAM of WYKEHAM was at HIGHCLERE, from 1364, there are
detailed records of the re-building of much of the palace. Masonry of
early date can be seen at a short distance from the west side of the
castle and some portions of the original buildings can still be
recognized (3). (2-4)

The present house, known as HIGHCLERE CASTLE, was rebuilt circa 1840.
I have never heard of masonry to the west of the house and do not
know of any surviving part of the original Palace. (5)

West of the house are farm-buildings and west of these again are the
remnants of ornamental sunken gardens with fragments of masonry
garden seats scattered about which may account for the Rev. DUNLOP'S
assertion.

The cellars of the house are entirely of modern brick and no evidence
was seen to support the suggestion that the present hall is on the
former hall. (6)

No further information. (7)

Highclere Castle is an extravagant and bizarre experiment in the
Elizabethan and Tudor styles by Sir Charles Barry; it was
commissioned in 1837 and completed in the middle of the century.
Grade 1. (8)

Highclere Castle was rebuilt in 1839-42. (9)

Highclere Castle (name confirmed) is as described, see AP. (10)

Highclere Castle, (formerly listed as Highclere Castle with remains
of Old Church), Highclere Park. Grade I. A plain C18, 3-storeyed
mansion. (For full description see list). (11)

HBMC RG Listed Grade I. (12)

SOURCE TEXT

( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)

OS 6" 1912

( 2a) General reference

Orig Mins Accts Pt 1 1141 1142 etc

( 2b) General reference

Topog and Gen 3 Page(s)408-409

( 2) edited by William Page, F.S.A. 1911 The Victoria history of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, volume four

The Victoria history of the counties of England Page(s)285-6

( 3) General reference

Archaeology in the Field, 1953 (O G S Crawford) Page(s)194.203

( 4) General reference

The History of Highclere 1940 many refs (Dunlop)

( 5c) Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments

( 5) Field Investigators Comments

F1 WW 21-NOV-55

( 6) Field Investigators Comments

F2 WW 21-NOV-55

( 7) Field Investigators Comments

F3 ASP 15-FEB-67

( 8) General reference

Ministry of Housing and Local Government (prob list) Kingsclere & Whitchurch Rural Dist, 1960, Page(s)9

( 9) by Nikolaus Pevsner and David Lloyd 1967 Hampshire and the Isle of Wight

The buildings of England Page(s)288-90

(10) Field Investigators Comments

F4 JGB 25-OCT-82

(11) List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest

District of Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire, (18-May-1984) 186 Page(s)53

(12) English Heritage Register of parks and gardens of special historic interest in England

Hampshire (May 1987) Part 19

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