Briggens House Hotel And Attached Upper Terrace And Tank At West,Along A Drive,300 Metres South Of The Lodge

Briggens House Hotel is a country house that has been converted into a hotel. It was built around 1719 by the mason Christopher Cass for Robert Chester, a director of the South Sea Company. The building features two bay blocks to the north and south, with a second floor added for Thomas Blackmore around 1770. There were extensions to the north end and west side in 1899, and further alterations were made in 1908 for H C Gibbs.

The house is situated on a hilltop site facing west, within a landscaped park that was likely designed by Bridgeman. It is constructed of grey brick with stone dressings and has a hipped slate roof. The upper terrace at the south end is made of Portland stone and overlooks a tank of York stone. The building has three storeys above a basement and features seven windows on the front. The central portion of the facade, which has three windows, projects forward. There are stone bands at each floor level and a blocking course at the stone cornice.

The side wings, which are two storeys with a mansard roof, were rebuilt in the 19th century and are connected by a single-storey stone screen that has six casement windows flanking a door with an open pediment. The southern end has a three-window block with the upper terrace in Portland stone attached to it. The balustrade consists of low square piers with stone rails supported on stone balls.

The eastern front features a large full-height three-window central bow, with the basement storey clad in stone. The building generally has recessed sash windows. Although a drawing for a chimneypiece by James Thornhill dated 1720 exists, the interior has been completely altered in the 19th century. Briggens House is a large 18th-century country house with later additions, prominently located on a hilltop and part of a group of outbuildings and a wider landscape composition.