Sherborne House, Gloucestershire

Historic site in Gloucestershire, England

Sherborne House

Sherborne House and the adjacent Church of St Mary Magdalene

Location| Sherborne, Gloucestershire, England
Coordinates| 51°49′51.6″N 01°45′19.44″W﻿ / ﻿51.831000°N 1.7554000°W﻿ / 51.831000; -1.7554000

Location in Gloucestershire

Sherborne House is a large house in the village of Sherborne, Gloucestershire, England. It is a former country house that has been converted into flats and has been designated by Historic England as a Grade II* listed building.[1][2]

The Dutton family owned Sherborne manor from c. 1522\. A U-shaped house was built on this site in 1651–3 by Valentine Strong (d.1662)[3] for John Dutton and was rebuilt in 1829–1834 for John Dutton, 2nd Baron Sherborne by Lewis Wyatt.[4] The house, which reproduces the style of the 17th-century building, has a square plan with a central courtyard and a three-storey façade. Interior decoration of the principal rooms was by Anthony Salvin, c. 1841.[2]

The adjoining Church of St Mary Magdalene, with origins in the late 13th century and partly rebuilt in the mid 19th century, is also Grade II* listed.[5]

The gardens, pleasure ground and extensive parkland, begun in the 17th century but much altered, are listed as Grade II on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.[4] A deerpark to the southwest, now known as Lodge Park, has a former grandstand from the mid 17th century.[6]

## Recent history

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From 1947 to 1966 Sherborne House was home to King's School, an independent private boarding school.[7] [8] Mick Fleetwood, of the band Fleetwood Mac, attended the school.

The house was sold by the Dutton family in 1971.[4] In that year John G. Bennett founded the International Academy for Continuous Education. Rock guitarist Robert Fripp (best known for his work with King Crimson) attended its Fifth Course, lasting ten months from October 1975.[9][10]

The house was converted into flats in 1981, and the estate was bequeathed to the National Trust on the death of Charles Dutton, 7th Baron Sherborne in 1982.[4]

In 2017, the estate became a host site for the BBC Two wildlife programme Springwatch.[11]

## References

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1. ^ Images of England: Sherborne House, Sherborne, English Heritage, archived from the original on 11 April 2016, retrieved 7 June 2010
2. ^ a b Historic England. "Sherborne House (Grade II*) (1090436)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
3. ^ Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1859 by Rupert Gunnis
4. ^ a b c d Historic England. "Sherborne House - Register of Historic Parks and Gardens (1000780)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
5. ^ Historic England. "Church of St. Mary Magdalene (1303082)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
6. ^ Historic England. "Lodge Park and adjoining walls and railings (1340791)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
7. ^ "Parishes: Sherborne Pages 120-127 A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 6". British History Online. Victoria County History. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
8. ^ "Sybil Longhurst, Walter Tuffnell and Alice Tuffnell, Sherborne - A Cotswold Village (Sutton Publishing Ltd.)". Retrieved 3 December 2022.
9. ^ "Robert Fripp". More dark than shark. Archived from the original on 17 September 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
10. ^ Fripp is from Wimborne Minster in East Dorset in South West England. In northwest Dorset, the market town of Sherborne has another historically important Sherborne House.
11. ^ "Springwatch comes to Sherborne Park". nationaltrust.org.uk. 9 May 2017. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.

## External links

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* Lodge Park and Sherborne Estate – National Trust

Media related to Sherborne House at Wikimedia Commons

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