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Brief description of site

A small manor house lying along a hill terrace with pleasure grounds and a remote kitchen garden benefited from advice from Robert Marnock has been extended to become a popular hotel. The hill behind is now owned by the Woodland Trust.

Brief history of site

Bowden Hall was a three-storey brick built with two full height bows with first floor veranda on the south elevation that Nicholas Kingsley thought was designed by Anthony Keck. The veranda’s roof was later removed and remodelled as a balcony and the building was stuccoed. In 1943 prior to it becoming an approved school another full height bow was added. Subsequent extensions for a hotel continued along the terrace towards the orangery.

Location information:

Address: Bondend Lane, Upton St Leonards, Gloucester, GL4 8EL

Locality: Upton St Leonards

Local Authorities:

Gloucestershire; Stroud; Upton St.

Historical County: Gloucestershire

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number: 162 Grid Ref: SO87041512
Latitude: 51.83454 Longitude: -2.189488

Key information:

Form of site: landscape park

Purpose of site: country park

Context or principal building: grand hotel

Site Style : Picturesque

Site first created: 1769 to 1894

Main period of development: 19th century

Survival: Extant

Site Size (Hectares): 15

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