Bradley House
The surviving portion of a once larger Seymour family house, substantially reduced and adapted in the nineteenth century.
The surviving portion of a once larger Seymour family house, substantially reduced and adapted in the nineteenth century.
Register entry — BRADLEY HOUSE. National Heritage List for England reference: 1131122. Recorded designation: Grade II listed building.
First listed: 1987-09-09. This is the listing date, not a construction date.
Source: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1131122
The register identity was cross-checked against the official record name, coordinates and grade on 21 October 2026.
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Record
- Surviving wing of an eighteenth-century country house
- United Kingdom
- Maiden Bradley with Yarnfield
- South West England
- other
- 1987-09-09
Editorial reading
Historic England describes Bradley House at Maiden Bradley as the remains of an early-eighteenth-century country house. The present main range was originally the west wing of a building arranged around three sides of a south-facing courtyard. Demolition and alterations in 1821 substantially changed that composition.
The listing records a rendered limestone exterior, sash windows, a balustraded parapet and pedimented dormers. A nineteenth-century porch uses earlier stylistic references and displays the Seymour arms. Reception rooms retain features attributed to the later eighteenth century, while service accommodation and an additional rear range record further adaptation.
Our editorial reading: the missing portions matter as much as the surviving front. Bradley is an example of a major country seat reshaped to a smaller scale, rather than a complete original ensemble.
Sources: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1131122 (checked 21 October 2026).
Recommendation
No current visitor schedule was verified from the operator. Consult the owner or estate about any visit and seek permission for closer inspection; the listing does not grant access to the house or park.
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Sources & credits
Source record: Wikidata
Source record: Eigen redactie
Source record: National Heritage List for England (Historic England)
Source record: Wikimedia Commons
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