Norney Grange Visit - Another Opportunity to Visit
Friday 2nd October 2026 10:00AM
Members of The Society and their guests had a facinating visit to Norney Grange Shackleford last year. The house is designed by CFA Voysey and is Grade II* listed. We are delighted that we can offer a second visit for members and guests. Numbers are limited so please fill in the form at the foot of this post and we will be in touch to confirm your attendance and payment details.
Background on the house.
Charles Francis Annesley Voysey (CFA Voysey) was one of the most significant architects active in the late 19th early 20th Century. He designed several houses in Surrey. Norney Grange, Shackleford was designed in 1897 for the Reverend Leighton Crane.
Voysey belonged to the Arts and Crafts movement, including a group of architects and designers, who met in the Bloomsbury offices of Norman Shaw.
Voysey’s approach was holistic; he designed everything. The metalwork gutters, down pipes, door handles, key holes and keys, fireplaces, air vents and hinges. He also designed the doors, fitted cupboards and dressers.
Norney Grange tries to combine the grand – the long north face, the large front hall – with the smaller, the domestic. The western extension is small, lower and full of variety is the windows around the chimney at the eastern end are tiny. The octagonal bedroom within has an inglenook and bay. Voysey breaks the whole to make it seem less grand.
Voysey is excellent with scale and with proportion. He is also good with sight lines. Setting Norney on a gentle slope with climbing plants and with different expanses of lawn, he offers a range of scales and of views of a sensitively integrated whole.
To see more on the House please see this article from the Voysey Society
Booking
Please enter your details in the form below including the number in your party. As numbers are limited we will confirm that you have been accepted on the visit, logistical details (There is parking at the site), how to pay. There will be a charge of £10.00 for members and £15.00 for non-mabers. Don't forget to press REGISTER
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