Albury Park is a Grade II* listed building in the Guildford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1967. A C17 House. 11 related planning applications.
Albury Park
- WRENN ID
- vacant-rubblework-evening
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Guildford
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1967
- Type
- House
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
House. Dating back to the 16th century, Albury Park has origins in older cellars. It was largely rebuilt by John and George Evelyn in the 17th century, altered around 1700, and extended by Sir John Soane in 1800. Further alterations were made by Hakewill in the early 19th century, followed by a comprehensive remodelling by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin between 1846 and 1852, possibly with the assistance of his son, Edward Welby Pugin. The house is constructed of galleted ironstone with brick dressings, and has plain tiled roofs. It is designed in a Tudor Gothic style.
The entrance front is three stories high with an attic storey in a taller tower to the right end. Battlemented parapets hide the roofs. The house notably features 63 chimneys, each of a different design, with multiple brick stacks in varied patterns to the ends and centre. The main facade has nine bays, with string courses above the ground and first floors. Buttressed two-bay projections are located at the left and right ends, featuring brick-dressed casement windows: seven across the first floor and nine above. A large stone-dressed casement window sits to the left of the centre. Six larger windows are on the ground floor, stone dressed, with arched stone lights to the recessed entrance bays. An arched brick surround frames a door to the right of the centre, with a further door to the right.
The north-facing return front includes four gabled dormers alternating with chimneys. A two-story porch is located on the left, with octagonal angle piers and brick finials. It has a chamfered arched brick surround under a label moulding, with shields above.
The rear (east) elevation features a square tower to the left with an angle bay to the ground and first floors. Single-story service wings extend to the right.
Interior features retain elements of earlier remodelling. The library incorporates a 17th-century brick and stone fireplace, along with dentilled eaves featuring an egg and dart pattern. The hall retains Soane's staircase, which winds around a narrow well. The drawing room has a recently reinstated Flaxman fireplace with marble detailing including caryatids and scroll and flowerwork. The house is situated within grounds originally laid out by John Evelyn.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 47 transactions since 2008
- Related listed building consents — 11 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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