IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Henley Park, Cobbett Hill Road, GUILDFORD, GU3 2BZ
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Henley Park, Cobbett Hill Road, GU3 2BZ by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Image Listing (36 Images Found)
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Henley Park mansion
Not an altogether inspiring photograph but the only public place from which the house is visible is a footpath on the steep slope beneath it. The estate dates back to the 11th century and its residents included Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, a 'favourite' of Elizabeth I. In 1784 Henley Park and Pirbright Manor were both acquired by Henry Halsey and his family retained it until
the house was sold to Vokes in 1940. At the end of the 19th century it was leased by Henry de Worms MP, a leading government minister and friend of the Prince of Wales, who became Lord Pirbright. After Vokes built their new factory and offices the mansion became the company's lavishly equipped sports and social club. It was sold to a property developer in 1982 and remained a derelict and abandoned shell for many years. It has now been redeveloped for residential use and a number more houses have been built in its grounds. (See http://www.normandyhistorians.co.uk/vokes.html )
Image: © Ron Strutt
Taken: 24 Sep 2005
0.04 miles
2
Housing at Henley Park
Part of a large housing development in the grounds of Henley Park.
Image: © don cload
Taken: 19 Nov 2010
0.05 miles
3
Apartments, Henley Park
A desirable set of apartments built in the 1990s on the site of the former Henley Park house.
Image: © Alan Hunt
Taken: 24 Aug 2016
0.06 miles
4
Houses at Henley Park
The Henley Park estate from the footpath below Henley Park Farm. A decidedly desirable location with fine views across to the Hogs Back for those with the money to spend.
Image: © Alan Hunt
Taken: 2 Oct 2011
0.06 miles
5
Three layers of history
A view towards the Henley Park houses (late 1990s) with the footbridge parapet (pre 20th century) in the foreground. The water tower of the old Vokes factory (1940s) can be seen behind the houses. The Vokes factory moved to Henley Park during the 2nd World War when the London factory was bombed.
Image: © Alan Hunt
Taken: 2 Oct 2011
0.10 miles
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Vokes works, Normandy
Vokes, manufacturers of air and oil filtration equipment, moved to the Surrey countryside when their factory in London was destroyed in a bombing raid in World War II, taking over Henley Park mansion. In 1958 Vokes built themselves this large factory and office block in front of the mansion on the A324 Pirbright to Ash road (which has almost inevitably acquired the unofficial tag of "The Vokes Road"). However, the company has recently been taken over and its Henley Park site has been sold to a firm of property developers.
Image: © Ron Strutt
Taken: 24 Sep 2005
0.11 miles
7
Henley Business Park
Modern industrial units built on the site of the Volkes factory at Henley Park.
Image: © Alan Hunt
Taken: 6 Aug 2016
0.12 miles
8
Henley Park footpaths
Junction of three footpaths at Henley Park.
Image: © Paul E Smith
Taken: 12 Dec 2010
0.13 miles
9
Henley Park footpath
The footpath from Normandy as it approaches the housing estate.
Image: © Alan Hunt
Taken: 2 Oct 2011
0.13 miles
10
A324 eastbound at Henley Park roundabout
Image: © David Howard
Taken: 15 Feb 2009
0.15 miles