House & Family History: The Makins family purchased Sherfield Court in the 20th century and sold the Estate in 1982, together with 446 acres. The principal portion of Sherfield was listed for sale in February 2001 for £950,000.
Collections: The contents of Sherfield Court were sold at Christie's on September 10, 1979 for £98,486.
Garden & Outbuildings: The current Estate of 11 acres has a moated island, landscaped gardens, and a Walled Kitchen Garden.
Architect: Gerald Wellesley (Wellington)
Date: 20th century
Title: Stylistic Cold Wars: Betjeman Versus Pevsner
Author: Mowl, Timothy
Year Published: 2000
Reference: pg. 30
Publisher: London: John Murray
ISBN: 071955909X
Book Type: Hardback
Title: Disintegration of a Heritage: Country Houses and their Collections, 1979-1992, The
Author: Sayer, Michael
Year Published: 1993
Publisher: Norfolk: Michael Russell (Publishing)
ISBN: 0859551970
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Grade II
Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: Makins family, 20th century.
Current Ownership Type: Corporation
Primary Current Ownership Use: Flats / Multi Family
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No