South Hill Park is a 24-acre English country house and its grounds, now run as an arts centre. It lies in the Birch Hill estate to the south of Bracknell town centre, in Berkshire. The original South Hill Park mansion was built in 1760 for William Watts and his wife for his retirement from service as a senior official of the Bengal Government. The house was originally o…
South Hill Park is a 24-acre English country house and its grounds, now run as an arts centre. It lies in the Birch Hill estate to the south of Bracknell town centre, in Berkshire. The original South Hill Park mansion was built in 1760 for William Watts and his wife for his retirement from service as a senior official of the Bengal Government. The house was originally on two floors, built in the Italian manner, decorated with stucco, with a front entrance and tower in the baroque style. The grounds included 30 acres of common land, which William Watts enclosed. In return, he built almshouses on a site opposite Easthampstead Parish Church about half a mile away. The almshouses were eventually demolished by order of the Marquess of Downshire in 1826.
Established: 1973
Location: Ringmead, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12, England, United Kingdom
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