The house from a 1918 postcard
The house from a 1907 postcard
Earlier Houses: An earlier Elizabethan house on the site burned down in 1738 and was replaced by the current house.
Garden & Outbuildings: Overbury has landscape gardens of circa 1740, including a stream and pools, a grotto, and a fine daffodil bank.
Chapel & Church: A Norman church adjoins the garden.
Architect: Richard Norman Shaw
Date: 1897-1900Architect: Ernest Newton
Date: 1909 and 1911Architect: Albert Victor Heal
Date: 1950s
Title: Gardens of England and Wales Open for Charity, 2000 (The Yellow Book)
Author: The National Gardens Scheme
Year Published: 2000
Publisher: Surrey: National Gardens Scheme
ISBN: 0900558326
Book Type: Softback
House Listed: Grade II*
Park Listed: Grade II
Current Seat / Home of: Penelope Bossom, a member of the Martin family, who have been here since the mid-18th century.
Past Seat / Home of: Parsons family, unti the 18th century. Holland-Martin family.
Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: No
Phone: 01386-725-111
Fax: 01386-725-678
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.overburyestate.co.uk
Historic Houses Member: No