Bear Place
Grade II* listed country house in Berkshire, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bear Place is an English country house. It is a historic Grade II* listed building. The house is located northeast of Wargrave, Berkshire.
| Bear Place | |
|---|---|
 Bear Place in 1788 | |
| Type | Country House |
| Location | Hare Hatch, Berkshire, England |
| Coordinates | 51°30′18″N 0°50′01″W |
| OS grid reference | SU 81044 79114 |
| Built | 1784–1785 |
| Built for | David Ximenes, Senior |
| Architect | Edward Edgerly |
| Architectural style(s) | Georgian |
| Official name | Bear Place |
| Designated | 26 January 1967 |
| Reference no. | 1118177 |
| Official name | Moated site 100m south-west of Bear Place |
| Designated | 3 March 1977 |
| Reference no. | 1013137 |
  Location of Bear Place in Berkshire  Bear Place (England) | |
The house was built in 1784–1785 for David Ximenes, Senior, father of David Ximenes and Morris Ximenes.[1]
In the 20th Century the house was owned by the Barons Remnant, beginning with James Remnant, 1st Baron Remnant in around 1930.[2]
Bear Place is a three-storey, seven bay, Georgian brick house built with materials from a demolished Elizabethan house on the site, the moat of which still remains to the southwest of the current house.[3] An unusual architectural feature of the house is that the three bays on either side of the entrance curve out to create bows. It was designed and built by Edward Edgerly of Hurley, and cost £843 (equivalent to £134,905 in 2023).[4][1]
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