Oare House

Oare House is a Grade I listed house in Oare, Wiltshire, England.[1]

Rear of Oare House, 2010

It was built in 1740 for a London wine merchant, Henry Deacon.[1] It was largely remodelled in the early 1920s by the architect Clough Williams-Ellis, for Sir Geoffrey Fry, 1st Baronet, private secretary to Bonar Law and Stanley Baldwin.[1] Its gardens, which include a summerhouse also designed by Williams-Ellis,[2] are listed Grade II on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.[3] To the west of the gardens stands the Oare Pavilion, completed in 2003 and the only British building designed by I. M. Pei.[4]

In 1965 Oare House was purchased by Sir Alick Downer, the Australian High Commissioner, who used it to entertain high ranking figures in English and Australian society.[5]

It is currently owned by Sir Henry Keswick.[6][7]

References
  1. Historic England. "Oare House (1035754)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  2. Historic England. "Summer House to south garden, Oare House (1364675)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  3. Historic England. "Oare House (1001241)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  4. "Summer house architect wins top award". BBC News. 10 February 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  5. Hancock, I. (2007) "Downer, Sir Alexander Russell (Alick) (1910–1981)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University: Canberra.
  6. "marlborough.news - Open Garden: Oare House". www.marlboroughnewsonline.co.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  7. "Pavilion at Oare wins award". This Is Wiltshire. Retrieved 23 September 2017.


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