Middleton Park

Middleton Park is a country house, now converted into flats, built in 1938 by Sir Edwin and Robert Lutyens for the 9th Earl of Jersey. The house is constructed from coursed squared limestone with ashlar dressings and features a plain-tile roof with rubble stacks. It has a double-depth plan and is designed in a Georgian style, standing two storeys plus attics. The house has 11 windows across the front and 7 windows on the sides, showcasing three symmetrical fronts with recessed centres of five and three bays. These fronts contain very tall shuttered sashes and hipped dormered roofs that rise above a stone cornice. The north front features a low central linking section with a pedimented main entrance and flanking doorways, while the south front includes a central doorcase of the "Delhi" order. Inside, the principal original interiors are largely intact, although the drawing room has been reduced in size and Lady Jersey's onyx bathroom has been slightly altered with the fittings removed. Middleton Park is noted as the last great country house to be built in England.