- Charlton House, Wraxall
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Charlton House Location: Wraxall, Somerset, England Coordinates: 51°27′37″N 2°43′52″W / 51.46028°N 2.73111°WCoordinates: 51°27′37″N 2°43′52″W / 51.46028°N 2.73111°W Built: Late mediaeval Listed Building – Grade II Official name: Charlton House Designated: 13 October 1952[1] Reference #: 33573 Charlton House is a historic building in Wraxall, Somerset, England. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]
The original building dates from the late mediaeval period, however it was altered in the early to mid 17th century and further extended between 1877 and 1884.[1]
Since 1927 it has housed The Downs School, a preparatory school founded in 1894 in a house overlooking Clifton Down,[2] across the Clifton Suspension Bridge. The current headmaster of the Downs School is Marcus Gunn.
The house was part of the Tyntesfield estate and the associated Charlton Farm is now a residential centre of Children's Hospice South West.
References
- ^ a b c "Charlton House". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=33573. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
- ^ "The Down School". The Downs School. http://www.thedownsschool.co.uk/home.html. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
Categories:- Preparatory schools in Somerset
- Grade II listed buildings in Somerset
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