The Pheasantries In Bretton Park

The Pheasantries in Bretton Park is a house, dating to 1749, likely designed by Sir William Wentworth for his estate. The building is now divided into two dwellings. It is constructed of coursed squared stone with quoins, and has a stone slate roof. The symmetrical five-bay facade has the central three bays projecting slightly and topped with a pediment. A prominent, well-detailed giant Tuscan Venetian window occupies the centre of the facade, with glazing bars to the upper part. Entrances are to the left and right, the former now entirely glazed, and there is a blocked entrance to the left. The first floor has two former two-light windows, and each end bay has a former three-light window to each floor; the ground floor window on the left has been replaced with a patio door. All mullions have been removed and replaced with 20th-century casement windows. A sundial is set into the tympanum of the pediment, but it lacks a gnomon. The roof is hipped, and there are two ashlar stacks. A later addition is visible to the rear. The quoined entrance has a lintel inscribed “WW 1749” (William Wentworth). The rear elevation features four first-floor windows, originally with central mullions, though only one remains. The interior has not been inspected.