Earlier Houses: There may have been an earlier house on, or near, the site of the current house.

Built / Designed For: Sir Thomas Style

House & Family History: The three-story early 18th century Wateringbury Place was built the Baroque style of Buckingham House on land purchased by the Style family in the 16th century. Circa 1870 the two-story service wing was added. On August 24, 1944, at 7:25 AM, a German V1 doodle bug bomb fell in the grounds and caused extensive damage. In 1945 Wateringbury was purchased for £13,000 (approximately £1.7 million in 2019 values using the labour value commodity index) by antiques dealer David Style, a descendant of Sir Thomas Style. He restored the house between 1947 and 1948 and demolished the palm house (Wateringbury is no longer owned by the Style family). The contemporary British artist Elizabeth Harbour has created cards and prints that feature various images of Wateringbury.

Collections: A pair of bergeres and a matching sofa from the Doneraile Suite (Doneraile Court, Co. Cork) was sold by David Style of Wateringbury at Christie's on May 31, 1978 (lot 273). The collection of David Style was auctioned at the house by Christie's on May 31 to June 1, 1978 for £1.37 million. It included pieces from Hamilton Palace, Leeds Castle, Ashburnham Place, Northumberland House, and Longford Hall. Other pieces in the house had come from Cliveden, Strawberry Hill, Warwick Castle, and Wilton House. A photo album consisting of black-and-white photographs of the house taken in 1978 before the sale is in the Joseph Downs Collection in the Winterthur Library Archives in Delaware USA.

House Listed: Grade II*

Park Listed: Not Listed

Past Seat / Home of: Sir Thomas Style, 18th century; Style family here from the 16th century until 1851. Thomas Brocklebank, until 1919. Sir Horatio Davis, early 20th century. David L. Style, 1945-2004.

Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home

House Open to Public: No

Historic Houses Member: No