Redenham Park
Encyclopedia
Redenham Park is an estate in Fyfield
, Hampshire
, England
, surrounding Redenham House, a Grade II* listed country house
.
The house is an early nineteenth century Classical mansion faced with Bath stone
, standing to two storeys with a slate
roof and sash windows, and a central porch
with coupled Ionic
columns.
Described as 'the perfect setting for a Jane Austen
novel', the gardens are featured in The Good Gardens Guide
and are open to the public by appointment.
Fyfield, Hampshire
Fyfield is a village in north west Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Andover.-References:*...
, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, surrounding Redenham House, a Grade II* listed country house
English country house
The English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside. Such houses were often owned by individuals who also owned a London house. This allowed to them to spend time in the country and in the city—hence, for these people, the term distinguished between town and country...
.
The house is an early nineteenth century Classical mansion faced with Bath stone
Bath Stone
Bath Stone is an Oolitic Limestone comprising granular fragments of calcium carbonate. Originally obtained from the Combe Down and Bathampton Down Mines under Combe Down, Somerset, England, its warm, honey colouring gives the World Heritage City of Bath, England its distinctive appearance...
, standing to two storeys with a slate
Slate
Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. The result is a foliated rock in which the foliation may not correspond to the original sedimentary layering...
roof and sash windows, and a central porch
Porch
A porch is external to the walls of the main building proper, but may be enclosed by screen, latticework, broad windows, or other light frame walls extending from the main structure.There are various styles of porches, all of which depend on the architectural tradition of its location...
with coupled Ionic
Ionic order
The Ionic order forms one of the three orders or organizational systems of classical architecture, the other two canonic orders being the Doric and the Corinthian...
columns.
Described as 'the perfect setting for a Jane Austen
Jane Austen
Jane Austen was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature, her realism and biting social commentary cementing her historical importance among scholars and critics.Austen lived...
novel', the gardens are featured in The Good Gardens Guide
Good Gardens Guide
The Good Gardens Guide is a guide to the best gardens in the British Isles, published annually. The 2008 edition is edited by Peter King and Katherine Lambert, and is published by Frances Lincoln...
and are open to the public by appointment.