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Farnborough Hill (also known as Farnborough Hill Girls School)

Introduction

Formal terraces around the house give way to informal wooded walks. At the house entrance an eastward view opened over parkland and the Blackwater Valley. Empress Eugenie added a mausoleum (St Michael's Abbey) and 'winter garden' soon after 1880. The house has been a girls' school since 1927.

Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts

Telephone

01252 545197

Website

https://www.farnborough-hill.org

Owners

Farnborough Hill Girls School

Farnborough, GU14 8AT

Other Websites

Associated People
Features & Designations

Designations

  • The National Heritage List for England: Listed Building

  • Reference: Farnborough Hill
  • Grade: I

  • The National Heritage List for England: Listed Building

  • Reference: St Michael's Abbey
  • Grade: I

Features

  • Garden Terrace
  • Description: Formal terraces around the house.
  • Walk
  • Description: Formal terraces around the house give way to informal wooded walks.
  • Mausoleum
  • Description: Empress Eugenie added a mausoleum (St Michael's Abbey) soon after 1880.
  • Earliest Date:
  • Planting
  • Description: Empress Eugenie added a 'winter garden' soon after 1880.
  • Earliest Date:
  • House (featured building)
  • Description: H.E. Kendall jnr built the house for Sir Thomas Longman, the publisher, in 1863. The house has been a girls' school since 1927.
  • Earliest Date:
  • Latest Date:
Key Information

Type

Estate

Purpose

Ornamental

Principal Building

Education

Survival

Part: standing remains

Hectares

25

Open to the public

Yes