Fort Belvedere, Surrey

Fort Belvedere
Postcard of Fort Belvedere in the early 1900s.
LocationWindsor Great Park, Surrey, England
Coordinates51°24′15.96″N 0°36′44.84″W / 51.4044333°N 0.6124556°W / 51.4044333; -0.6124556
Built1750–55, 1828
ArchitectJeffry Wyatville
Architectural style(s)Gothic Revival
Governing bodyLeasehold privately held by the Weston family, freehold owned by the Crown Estate
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameFort Belvedere
Designated17 November 1986[1]
Reference no.1294245
Fort Belvedere, Surrey is located in Surrey
Fort Belvedere, Surrey
Location of Fort Belvedere in Surrey

Fort Belvedere (originally Shrubs Hill Tower) is a Grade II* listed country house on Shrubs Hill in Windsor Great Park, in Surrey, England.[1] The fort was predominantly constructed by Jeffry Wyatville in a Gothic Revival style in the 1820s.

The fort was occupied by numerous members of the British royal family and associated personages from 1750 to 1976. From 1929 Fort Belvedere was the home of Edward, Prince of Wales, who greatly renovated the house and grounds, and it was the site of his abdication as King Edward VIII in 1936. The property remains part of the Crown Estate, is home to private tenants and is not open to the public.

  1. ^ a b Historic England. "Fort Belvedere (1294245)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 July 2014.