Charlton House, Wraxall
| Charlton House | |
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| 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 No. | 33573 |
  Location of Charlton House in Somerset
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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][2]
Since 1927 it has housed The Downs School, a preparatory school founded in 1894 in a house overlooking Clifton Down,[3] across the Clifton Suspension Bridge. The current headmaster of the Downs School is Marcus Gunn. The school takes pupils from its reception class until year three in pre-preparatory school and then from year four to year eight in the preparatory school.[4] It is set in 60 acres (24 ha) of parkland.[5]
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Charlton House". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
- ↑ "Downs School, Wraxall, The , (also known as Charlton House), Bristol, England". Parks & Gardens UK. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ↑ "The Down School". The Downs School. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ↑ "The Downs School". Independent Schools Directory. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ "The Downs School". Education Base. Retrieved 2 May 2013.