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Twyford School

Introduction

The site has an early Georgian house, which was taken over as a private school in 1809. New buildings have been sympathetically built, linked by landscaped courtyards. A ha-ha, walled garden with cob wall and an old mulberry tree have been preserved. Much of the grounds are sports fields.

The school is now owned by a charitable trust and the school has boarding co-educational facilities as well as a pre-school department. During the past 20 years, a major programme of building and sports field development has been undertaken. New buildings complement the old, linked by well-designed courtyard spaces and landscaping.

There is a short ha-ha to the front of the original house and a walled garden with a cob wall at the back of some of the Victorian buildings. A mulberry tree stands at the front of the house and there are many fine trees in the extensive grounds, now mainly playing fields. The grounds and walls are being well-maintained and the additional buildings of the later years sit sympathetically with the historic setting.

Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts

Website

https://www.twyfordschool.com

Owners

Charitable Trust

History

The original two-storey brick house is early Georgian with an attic and a tiled roof. There is a central brick Doric porch with arched opening. The house was taken over as a private school in 1809. Throughout the 19th century, buildings appropriate for small boarding schools of the time were added. These included a large schoolroom built in the 1820s (still in use as a theatre today) and a charming mid-Victorian chapel.

From 1834 until 1956 the school was owned by the Wickham family, members of which were, more often than not, the Headmaster.

Period

  • 18th Century
  • Late 18th Century
Features & Designations

Designations

  • Conservation Area

  • The National Heritage List for England: Listed Building

  • Reference: Twyford School
  • Grade: II

Features

  • Ha-ha
  • Description: There is a short ha-ha to the front of the original house.
  • Garden Wall
  • Description: There is a walled garden with a cob wall at the back of some of the Victorian buildings.
  • School (featured building)
  • Description: The original two-storey brick house is early-Georgian with an attic and a tiled roof. There is a central brick Doric porch with arched opening. The house was taken over as a private school in 1809.
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  • Chapel
  • Description: There is a charming mid-Victorian chapel.
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  • Specimen Tree
  • Description: A mulberry tree stands at the front of the house and there are many fine trees in the extensive grounds.
Key Information

Type

Garden

Purpose

Ornamental

Principal Building

Education

Period

18th Century

Survival

Extant

Open to the public

Yes

Civil Parish

Twyford