Bagshot Park Mansion, English country house in Windlesham, England
Bagshot Park Mansion is a red-brick country house with stone dressings in Tudor Gothic style, built in 1879 for Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught. Its main block has a central gabled tower with a steep pyramidal roof, tall chimneys, mullioned windows and a white conservatory at ground level. A long lower wing extends to the right.
A hunting lodge stood here from the early 17th century, before Inigo Jones rebuilt it between 1631 and 1633 for King Charles I. Further remodeling took place later, with the current appearance largely dating from the 19th century.
The Indian billiard room was prefabricated in India during the 1880s and shipped to England, where workers attached it to the main building. This architecture combines European domestic forms with craft traditions from South Asia.
The estate is privately occupied and not open to the public, as it serves as a residence. Visitors can observe the exterior from surrounding paths without entering the grounds themselves.
The Indian billiard room wing was prefabricated in India and installed in the 1880s, a wedding gift from Indian princes to the Duke and Duchess of Connaught. The craftsmen who assembled it lived in a tent in the grounds, and the work took two years.
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