Hurdcott House

Hurdcott House is a country house in Barford St Martin, Wiltshire, England, roughly 7 miles (11 km) west of Salisbury.[1] It became a Grade II listed building on 29 May 1987.[2]

History

In the Domesday Book a "Babestoche" is mentioned, which is believed to have contained the manor of Hurdcott. During Elizabethan times it was held by Thomas Gawen. In 1708 it was acquired by the Pitts family,[1] and was later owned by the MP Alexander Powell (1782–1847),[3] who married into the Pitts family.[1]

The entomologist John Henry Leech had his home at Hurdcott House, and died there in 1900.[4]

Architecture

An earlier house on the estate dated to 1631.[1] The current two-storey house with three bays dates to the early-mid 19th century, and features Flemish brickwork with a slate roof, and a Tuscan doorcase. At the base of the rear wings of the house are 4-flue brick stacks.[2]

The estate contains several other Grade II listed landmarks, including the bridge carrying the drive from North Lodge to Hurdcott House, which is a late 18th-century limestone ashlar bridge over the River Nadder,[5] and a limestone pillar milestone about 250 metres (820 ft) east of the West Drive.[6]

References
  1. Britton, John (1825). The Beauties of Wiltshire. Printed by J.D. Dewick for Vernor and Hood. p. 337.
  2. Historic England. "Hurdcott House (1300028)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  3. "POWELL, Alexander (1782–1847), of Hurdcott House, Baverstock, Wilts. and 63 Montagu Square, Mdx". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  4. South, Richard (1902). Catalogue of the Collection of Palaearctic Butterflies Formed by the Late John Henry Leech, and Presented to the Trustees of the British Museum by his Mother, Mrs. Eliza Leech. Printed by order of the Trustees of the British Museum. p. iii.
  5. "Bridge Carrying Drive from North Lodge to Hurdcott House, Barford St Martin". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  6. "Milestone About 250 Metres East of West Drive to Hurdcott House, Barford St Martin". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
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