Bedstone Court

Bedstone, near Craven Arms

Shropshire

England

Circa Date: 1881 w/19th & 20th century alterations and additions

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

Built / Designed For: Sir Henry Ripley

House & Family History: Bedstone Court is a calendar house: it has 365 windows, 52 rooms, 12 chimneys, and seven external doors.
Architect: Thomas Harris

Date of Birth: 1829/30
Date of Death: Jul 10, 1900
Nationality: British
Notes: Harris was a Victorian architectural theorist who wrote "Victorian Architecture" in 1860. Only three of the houses he designed were ever built, the most notable of which is Stokesay Court.

Date: 1881
Designed: House for Sir Henry Ripley

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House Listed: Grade II

Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: Sir Henry William Ripley, 1st Bt., until 1882; Sir Edward Ripley, 2nd Bt., 1882-1903.

Current Ownership Type: School

Primary Current Ownership Use: School

Ownership Details: Today Bedstone College, a private secondary school.
House Open to Public: No
Phone: 01547-316-367

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.bedstone.org/

Historic Houses Member: No

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