Harptree Court

East Harptree, near Bristol

Somerset

England

Historic County: Somersetshire

Circa Date: 1790-1800 w/circa 1820 additions

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

House & Family History: In 2017 Harptree was listed for sale for £5 million. In 2024 the house, together with 51 acres, was listed for sale for £6.75 million.
Architect: Charles Harcourt Masters

Date of Birth: 1759
Date of Death: ?
Nationality: British
Notes: Masters was the son of Benedict Masters, a Bath goldsmith. The younger Masters was very likely trained as a land surveyor; by 1782 he was an assistant to Somerset surveyor William Day. Masters was well known in the West Country as a landscape designer.

Date: Circa 1790
Designed: House and layout of grounds
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Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - SOFTBACK
Author: Colvin, Howard
Year Published: 1995
Reference: pg. 644
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300072074
Book Type: Softback
House Listed: Grade II

Park Listed: Not Listed
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Past Seat / Home of: Charles Hill, until 2017.

Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No

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