Sydmonton Court is an English country house in Hampshire. Built and developed over the centuries, it is surrounded by a 5,000 acre estate, in the parish of Ecchinswell, Sydmonton and Bishops Green, near Watership Down. The house has been listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England since 1984, and St Mary's church within the estate is also Grade II* listed.[1][2] It is owned by the theatrical impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber and his wife, equestrian entrepreneur Madeleine Gurdon.
The eclectic nature of its architecture led the house to be described by architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner as "the sort of English Architectural mongrel you want to rescue and love for the rest of your life".[3]
- ^ Historic England, "Sydmonton Court (1301426)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 7 March 2018
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St Mary (1092523)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 7 March 2018
- ^ Lloyd Webber 2018, p. 188.