New Lodge, Winkfield

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Neo-Gothic New Lodge built in 1857, on the site of one of the grandest of the sixteenth century hunting lodges in the ancient Windsor Forest. The owner, the Belgian ambassador, Jean van de Weyer, commissioned the design from architect Thomas Talbot Bury, known for his Gothic architecture in the style of master architect, Augustus Pugin. The specification for the Victorian house included the very best materials available at the time, including Portland stone, Bath stone and York stone, Cornish slates and English Oak.

New Lodge enjoys 55 acres of space, with extensive grounds accessible to tenants. Over the decades a great deal of planting has taken place, with an outstanding collection of Wellingonia tress being planted by members of the royal family including Queen Victoria, Edward VII and King Leopold of Belgium.

Over the years, the New Lodge has served a number of purposes, including a residence for royalty, a clinic (1920's), an orphanage (1940's), a transport school (1950's), and was eventually converted into offices in the 1970's. In 2004, the property was purposed by a commercial developer, who extensively remodeled the estate and converted it into 30,000 square feet of commercial office space.

Today, the New Lodge has been converted into one of the more distinctive office buildings in the greater Windsor area. In addition to several other companies, the New Lodge is the new UK home of Proxima Technology (www.proxima-tech.com).

More information may be obtained at www.newlodge.co.uk/
www.berkshirehistory.com/castles/new_lodge.html