[2] Cranbourne Hall was a Queen Anne style mansion built in 1709 just off Drift Road, Winkfield, and which was demolished in 2008.

It was home to one of the oldest schools in Berkshire, established by the 1st Earl of Ranelagh, Richard Jones, for 20 boys and 20 girls.

Earl Ranelagh was a devout Christian, he required that the master was in holy orders, and insisted the Catechism was taught every Wednesday and Friday.

The front door opens into a full-height hall, originally a chapel, which has stained glass windows at the far end.

When the school opened in Bracknell, there were four full time teachers including the first headmaster, Ernest Cleave.

By the outbreak of World War II, the number on roll had risen to one hundred and there were then eight full time teachers including the second headmaster, James Bury.

The coming of the New Town and changes in national educational policy led to a major expansion of the school between 1953 and 1981 under the headships of Donovan Martin and Richard Allen.

It was awarded Beacon School Status and is a Specialist College in Maths, Visual Arts and Business & Enterprise.