Listed Building record MDO23510 - Bryanston School, Bryanston
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Summary
A very large loosely neo-Baroque country house, now school, built between 1889 and 1894, by R Norman Shaw for Lord Portman. Walls of red brickwork in English bond with Portland stone ashlar dressings and a hipped slate roof.
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Full Description
Bryanston House was built in the 1890s by Norman Shaw in the grand classical manner, with a great central block inspired by Coleshill in Berkshire, and lower wings extending northwest to flank a large forecourt. It is one of the largest country mansions to be built in modern times and was constructed for the second Viscount Portman. It was occupied by the Portman family for 30 years and became a boys' school in 1927.
An earlier house, which stood about 50 yards south of the old church (ST 80 NE 16), was demolished in 1778 when it was replaced by a house designed by James Wyatt, which probably stood on the site now occupied by the church of 1898 (ST 80 NE 44). It was pulled down in 1890.
(For Gateway see ST 80 NE 41; Service Block, ST 80 NE 106; Stables ST 80 NE 107) <2,3>
Bryanston School. Grade I. <4>
Sources/Archives (13)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1969.
- <2> SDO136 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 47.
- <3> SWX1290 Monograph: Newman, J, and Pevsner, N. 1972. The Buildings of England: Dorset. 118-121.
- <4> SDO17644 Scheduling record: DOE (HHR). 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: North Dorset. 11.
- <5> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. BB67/07968.
- <6> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. BL15432.
- <7> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. BL15433.
- <8> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. BL15434.
- <9> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. BL15435.
- <10> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. BL15438.
- <11> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. BL15439.
- <12> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. BL15440.
- <13> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 205472.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 87025 07358 (102m by 152m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST80NE |
| Civil Parish | Bryanston; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 80 NE 40
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 205472
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Bryanston 2
Record last edited
Jun 30 2022 2:58PM