Brantridge Park , Balcombe , West Sussex , England is a 19th-century country house, formerly one of the lesser royal residences. It is a Grade II listed building. [1]
History [ ]
The house and grounds replaced Brantridge farmhouse and farm. acquired the estate in 1849, and by 1874, Brantridge Park mansion had been built.[2]
Standing in , it was the seat of Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone (and brother of Queen Mary ), and his wife, Princess Alice of Albany , the last surviving grandchild of Queen Victoria . They leased the house from Lord Cowdray from 1922 onwards.
The Princess Beatrice , youngest and last surviving child of Queen Victoria, also lived in Brantridge Park with her niece, Princess Alice , until her death in her sleep here on 26 October 1944, aged 87.
Sir Denys Lowson , at one time Lord Mayor of London, lived there for some years after the Athlones. The house was then used as a home for disabled children.
21st century [ ]
More recently the house was divided into apartments, and operated as a time-share resort until January 2008.
In December 2016, Brantridge Park was bought by the architect Anders Dahl and his wife, Fiona Bigwood .[3]
As of January 2022, Brantridge Park is a hotel.[4]
References [ ]
Occupied Preserved/used for diplomatic and public visits Historical
Abergeldie Castle , Crathie and Braemar
Albany (London)
Allerton Castle
Audley End House
Palace of Beaulieu , Boreham‡
Barnwell Manor
Beaumont Palace , Oxford‡
Fort Belvedere , Old Windsor
Bentley Priory
Berkhamsted Castle ¤
Birch Hall, Windlesham
Brantridge Park , Balcombe
Bridewell Palace ‡
Brill Palace ¤
Bushy House
Cadzow Castle ¤
Caernarfon Castle
Cambridge Cottage, Kew
Cambridge House
Carisbrooke Castle
Carlton House ‡
Castell y Bere ¤
Castle Hill Lodge , Ealing‡
Castlewood House, Egham Wick
Chelsea Manor ‡
Chevening
Chideock Manor
Criccieth Castle ¤
Christ Church, Oxford
Claremont , Esher
Clarendon Palace ¤
Cliveden , Taplow
Coombe Abbey , Combe Fields, Rugby
Coppins , Iver
Crocker End House , Nettlebed
Crosby Hall, London
Cumberland Cottage
Cumberland House ‡
Cumberland Lodge , Windsor
Delnadamph Lodge ‡
Dolbadarn Castle ¤
Dolwyddelan Castle ¤
Dolphin Square
Doune Castle
Dover House
Dunfermline Palace ¤
Eastwell Park , Kent
Edinburgh Castle
Eltham Palace §
Falkland Palace , Fife
Frogmore House , Windsor
Gloucester House , Weymouth
Gloucester House, London ‡
Gloucester Lodge
Gunnersbury Park
Hanworth Manor ‡
Hatfield House
Havering Palace ‡
Ingestre House, Great Haywood
Kent House (Isle of Wight)
Kew House (Isle of Wight)
Kew Palace §
Kingsbourne House
King's House, Winchester ‡
Kings Langley Palace ‡
Lancaster House
Leeds Castle , Kent
Leicester House, Westminster
Linlithgow Palace ¤
Marlborough House
Montagu House, Blackheath ‡
Castle of Mey , Caithness
Nether Lypiatt Manor
Nonsuch Palace ‡
Norfolk House ‡
Nottingham Cottage
Oak Grove House
Oatlands Palace ‡ and Park §, Walton/Weybridge
Osborne Cottage
Osborne House
Palace of Placentia , Greenwich‡
Queen Charlotte's Cottage , Kew
Queen's House , Greenwich
Ranger's House , Blackheath
Ribsden Holt , Windlesham
Richmond Palace ‡ & White Lodge
Romenda Lodge
Royal Pavilion , Aldershot‡
Royal Pavilion , Brighton
Savile House
Savoy Palace ‡
Schomberg House , 77 Pall Mall
Somerset House
Stirling Castle
Sunninghill Park ‡
Sussex House , Hammersmith
The More , Rickmansworth
Theobalds House , Cheshunt
Walmer Castle
Palace of Westminster
Palace of Whitehall ‡ and the Banqueting House
Windlesham Moor
Witley Court , Great Witley
Woodstock Palace ‡
York Cottage , Sandringham
York House, St James's Palace
Royal residences abroad
4 route du Champ d'Entraînement , Paris, France
Château de la Croë , Cap d'Antibes, France
Dublin Castle , Dublin, Ireland
Les Jolies Eaux , Mustique, St Vincent
Riven Rock , Santa Barbara, United States
Sagana Lodge , Kenya
Villa Guardamangia , Malta
Key: ‡ = demolished ¤ = now ruins § = partly demolished
Coordinates : 51°3′26.32″N 0°9′52.64″W / 51.0573111°N 0.1646222°W / 51.0573111; -0.1646222