Heathfield Park

Originally called Bayley Park, the mansion was begun by James Plummer in 1677 and continued by Raymond Blackmore in the early eighteenth century.

George Augustus Eliott (created Lord Heathfield in 1787) purchased the property after gaining a substantial amount of prize money following his successful leadership during the siege of Havana in 1762.

The ground floor is octagonal and the upper part round, accessed by an internal circular staircase.

It was later owned by art patron William Cleverley Alexander,[2] who had it remodelled in 1895 in the Georgian Revival style by architect Sir Reginald Blomfield.

Part of the grounds is Heathfield Park SSSI, a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, due to the habitats provided by the ghyll woodland.