History of the Granary

The Granary at Weston Park, almost certainly designed by James Paine, was built as a great barn by Sir Henry Bridgeman in 1767, a celebration of the rural community that worked on the Weston estate.

Bridgeman’s son Orlando, 1st Earl of Bradford, converted the barn into a Granary with the addition of two substantial wings on the building’s south front which has resulted in the structure of the current building.

The advent of modern agricultural techniques and equipment, with less reliance on manual labour, meant a change of use for the Granary in the 20th century.  The building was used as a pheasant hatchery and latterly as a maintenance workshop.

Innovative and stylish from its building in 1767, Weston’s Granary is a pioneer and the new developments aim not only to conserve the building but to give it a sustainable use, to create an additional visitor experience, to benefit the local community and to add to the existing learning objectives of the Weston Park Foundation.