Listed Building record MDO14183 - Kingston Russell House, Long Bredy

Country House in formal-garden. Late C17 for John Michel III, and early C18 west front remodelled, perhaps by Francis Cartwright of Blandford for John Michel IV. North and south wings built from 1913 by Philip Tilden for George Gribble.

The parish took its name from the Russell family, of Gloucestershire, who owned this manor as part of their estates from early times until about the reign of Henry VI, after which it passed to various families, the Michels, residing here in the 17th century. The mansion-house formerly the seat of the Michels is a large ancientbuilding, partly rebuilt in more recent times. <2> The house stands on the site of an perhaps incorporates walling of a 17th century house,a nd the east front and gallery were built probablyin the late 17th century; the east front has double transomed late 17th century windows. The house was remodelled in the early 18th century to which date it mostly belongs. Extensions at the N and S ends are modern, though they incorporate 17th century material. <4> The building is still known as Kingston Russell House; the NE projecting wing was removed early in the present century. <5> Kingston Russell House is a rectangular building with no projecting wings. The main west front is of 18th c. character, but the rear of the building - the east front - has the 17th c. windows. The house isin an excellent state of repair. The small extensions at the north and south ends are of stone, and built to conform with the rest of thehouse. <6>

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Apr 11 2023 4:40PM