The Pavilion

Described in Country Life as “A West Country ziggurat”, The Pavilion is a spectacular transformation of a contemporary modern house, to create a striking home built in classical architectural style. The owners, along with renowned architect William Bertram (best known for his work for The Prince of Wales) have designed a country house of great elegance, using the finest of materials throughout. It stands on a steeply rising hillside, above the site of one of England's lost country houses, Redlynch Park. Set over three levels, it appears to 'cascade' down the hillside, taking advantage of outstanding, panoramic views over undulating countryside. Built in the style of an 18th century villa, the main front (northern) elevation, of hand-made Bavarian brick with lime mortar, has a balustraded parapet and a projecting stone portico, with the central pediment sitting on stone arches, rather than columns. The trio of windows that flank the front portico, with alternating triangular and segmental pediments, are emulated throughout the house. The south elevation has decorative arched windows and a central portico with widely spaced columns, allowing each level access to the terraces and beautiful gardens. The descending levels are built from Hartham Park stone, from nearby Corsham; the lower level is laid similarly to dry-stone walling, with no visible pointing.

The front door opens into a palatial entrance hall with a beautiful floor of pure-white Carrara marble paviours edged with pale grey. There is an easy flow of rooms from the hall, which is lit by a spectacular external roof-lantern. All the rooms are characterised by high ceilings and elegant proportions with fine cornice detail; the drawing room has a particularly handsome chimney piece. The curving staircase has an ebony handrail with mother-of-pearl inlay and turns into the library and a bold vista towards an arched Venetian window. Beneath this vista is a beautiful Italian marble
floor in the form of a sundial, in red and cream marble. This open area leads to all five bedrooms with their adjoining bathrooms and dressing areas, as well as the more functional aspects of the house. These include the laundry, boot room, store rooms, plant room, and internally to the integrated double garage.

The garden floor boasts a spectacular indoor swimming pool overlooking, and opening onto, the gardens. Light streams into this area via floor-to-ceiling glass, imperceptibly set into the floor and the soffit, to create an alfresco feel. Surrounding the pool is Portland stone paving, inset with diamonds of black slate. This level is complemented by changing rooms, a therapy room and a bar. An attractive period outbuilding, formerly the original engine house for Redlynch Park, has been renovated to create a cinema room with cloakroom, as well as a gardener's loo, store rooms and a boiler room. A generator is hidden behind this building.

The Pavilion stands within the grounds of Redlynch Park, just two miles outside the highly sought-after and reputable market town of Bruton, with its artisan cafés and restaurants, such as Osip, The Chapel and Matt's Kitchen. In addition, there is the renowned Hauser and Wirth Art Gallery with the Durslade Farm Shop, a number of independent shops, as well as many more day-to-day amenities, such as a doctor's surgery and small supermarket. Nearby Wincanton offers a wider range of shops and large supermarkets. The Newt Hotel is just under 4 miles from The Pavilion and Babington House is 16 miles away. The area is home to a number of popular schools, including Hazlegrove, Kings Bruton, Bruton School for Girls and Sexey's School, as well as Leweston and the Sherborne and Millfield Schools, which lie slightly further afield. The beautiful spa town of Bath is approximately 28 miles north and Castle Cary, about 7 miles to the west, has a train station, with journey times of approximately 90 minutes to London Paddington. In addition, there is a direct tra

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