Built / Designed For: Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay

House & Family History: Fort Brecqhou is the largest house built in Britain in the last 200 years. The House is a granite-clad castle on a quadrangular plan built in the castellated Gothic style, complete with circular turrets at the four corners. It features giant twisted chimneys of the style developed during the reign of Henry VIII (this chimney style is unique to English architecture). The tenement of Brecqhou was purchased by the Barclay brothers in 1993 for £2.3 million; the estimated cost of building the House, gardens, and outbuildings was £90 million.

House Listed: Not Listed

Park Listed: Not Listed

Current Seat / Home of: Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay

Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home

House Open to Public: Grounds Only - By Appointment

Historic Houses Member: No