Winkfield Place

Winkfield Place is a large country house that has been converted into an educational establishment. It was originally built in the late 18th century and underwent alterations and extensions in the mid and late 19th century, with further changes in the 20th century. The house features painted render and has hipped and gabled slate roofs.

The building has a rectangular plan with extensions and a service wing on the north-west side. The entrance front faces south-east and is symmetrical, with the original section on the left comprising five bays. This part is three storeys high, with a plinth, moulded string courses at the first and second floor sills, a moulded cornice, and a plain parapet. It has a central ridge chimney topped with a corniced head and clay pots. The sash windows have glazing bars and moulded architraves. The entrance is a six-panel door located under a prostyle Tuscan porch with a plain frieze and pediment.

To the right of the entrance, there are two later additions. The first is two storeys with attics, featuring a plain parapet and four bays of sash windows with glazing bars. The second addition is slightly set back, also two storeys with four bays of sash windows, but without glazing bars. The first section has two large ridge chimneys with corniced heads and clay pots, while the right-hand end has a rectangular chimney with similar features projecting from the front wall.

Inside, there is a wide dog-leg staircase in the entrance hall, supported by columns on vase balusters and featuring panelled newel posts and a moulded handrail. The staircase has a decorated plaster soffit with bead and reel ornament. The principal rooms are fitted with moulded skirtings and dado rails, six-panelled doors with moulded architraves, and paterae in the corners. Several 18th-century marble chimneypieces can also be found throughout the house. The former stable wing adjoining on the south-west has been significantly altered.