Historic houses · South East England
Cherkley Court
In or near Great Bookham.
Cherkley Court — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-london, United Kingdom.
Ian Capper — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Box Hill & Westhumble · 2.8 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Cherkley Court, the nearest railway station is Box Hill & Westhumble, which is 2.8 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is KT22 8JZ. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Cherkley Court is a Grade II*-listed building in england-london, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Surrey Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Cherkley Court, at the extreme southeast of Leatherhead, Surrey, in England, is a late Victorian neo-classical mansion and estate of 370 acres (1.5 km2), once the home of Canadian-born press baron Lord Beaverbrook. The main house is listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The house was built in 1866–70 for Birmingham exporter of metal goods Abraham Dixon (1815–1907) and rebuilt for him in 1893 after a fire, being lived in by his wife until her death in 1909. Cherkley Court was acquired in 1910 by Lord Beaverbrook, politician and owner of the Express Newspapers group, and he lived there for the next fifty years. During Beaverbrook's time, the house attracted many famous weekend guests including Winston Churchill, Bonar Law, Rebecca West, H. G. Wells, Harold Macmillan and Rudyard Kipling. Beaverbrook passed the house on to his son Max some years before his death in 1964. After the death of Beaverbrook's second wife in 1994, the house became the property of the…
Architecture
The building is of eclectic style with classical features, notably Tuscan columns. It is made of mostly stuccoed brick, with some uniformly cut stone blocks (ashlar), and slate roofs. It has semi-hexagonal protruding side wings, an irregular plan with a large service block attached at the north-east corner and a flat-roofed pavilion at the south-east corner.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.2766, -0.3125
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Mole Valley
- Parish
- Mole Valley, unparished area
- Postcode
- KT22 8JZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Epsom and Ewell
- Established
- 1866
- Nearest railway station
- Box Hill & Westhumble — 2.8 km
- Official site
- thegreatbritainguide.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q5092005 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cherkley Court (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cherkley Court?
- Cherkley Court is in Surrey, London, United Kingdom (postcode KT22 8JZ), in the parish of Mole Valley, unparished area.
- What is Cherkley Court?
- Cherkley Court — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-london, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Cherkley Court?
- The nearest railway station is Box Hill & Westhumble, about 2.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode KT22 8JZ.
- When was Cherkley Court built?
- Built or established in 1866.
- Who owns Cherkley Court?
- Cherkley Court is owned by Longshot Cherkley Court Limited.
- Is Cherkley Court a listed building?
- Cherkley Court is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- Is Cherkley Court a protected site?
- Yes — Cherkley Court is part of the Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Surrey Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Cherkley Court?
- The nearest railway station is Box Hill & Westhumble, about 2.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode KT22 8JZ.