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Benham Park (Benham Place) 
Speen, West Berkshire, England
Started 1772
Completed 1775
Status: Fully Extant
Speen, West Berkshire, England
Started 1772
Completed 1775
Status: Fully Extant
Special Info / Location/ Date
Special Info
Phonetic Pronunciation of House Name
Location
Country
England
District Today
West Berkshire
Historic County
City / Town / Village
Speen
Latitude
51.41222
Longitude
-1.34264
Date
Start Date
1772
Completion Date
1775
Circa Date
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Architects
| Designed | House, together with Capability Brown |
| Date | 1772-75 |
| Designed | Bridge in Park for 6th Lord Craven (demolished) |
| Date | 1789 |
| Designed | Laid out grounds and designed House together with Holland |
| Date | 1772-75 |
Extant / Listed / References
Extant
Extant Type
Fully Extant
Extant Details
Listed
House Listed As
Unknown
Gardens Listed As
Unknown
On SAVE Britain's Heritage's List of Buildings at Risk
No
Country House: Yes
References
Vitruvius Britannicus
Vitruvius Scoticus
J.B. Burke (Burke's Visitation of Seats)
Country Life
J.P. Neale (Neale's Views of Seats)
Access / Ownership / Seat
Access
Open to Public Please note: Houses listed as being open "By Appointment" are usually country house hotels or B&Bs.
By Appointment
Historic Houses Association Member
Phone Number If calling from the U.S., delete the first "0" in British numbers.
Fax Number
Email
Website
Awards
Current Ownership
Current Ownership Type
Corporation
Primary Current Ownership Use
Offices
Current Ownership Use / Details
Today headquarters for Prime Business Solutions Ltd (Prime UK)
Seat ("Seat" is loosely defined
as any family that occupied the house for a period of 2 years or more)
Today Seat of
A Past Seat(s) of
6th Lord Craven, 18th century.
Possible (Unsure) Seat of
History / Gardens & Park / Movies
History
Earlier House(s) / Building(s)
House Replaced By
Built / Designed For
6th Earl of Craven
House & Family History
Benham is of stone, nine bays wide and three stories high. It has a fine Portico of four unfluted Ionic columns.
Collections
This field lists art objects that are currently or were previously in the collection of the house.
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Comments
Pevsner calls the Gatepiers and Lodges at the NE corner "excellent".
Gardens & Park
Garden, Park, Follies and Outbuildings
The Gatepiers on the NW corner are believed to have come from Hamstead Marshall.
Chapel & Church
Movies
Location for Movies / TV
Bibliography
| Author | Holmes, Michael |
| Year Published | 1986 |
| Reference |
| Author | Pevsner, Nikolaus |
| Year Published | 1966 |
| Reference |
| Author | Colvin, Howard |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Reference |
| Author | NA |
| Year Published | NA |
| Reference | January 2002, pg. 11 |
Related Resources
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