Charters House is a

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building overlooking Sunningdale, Berkshire, built in 1938. The architects were George Adie and H. G. Hammond of Adie, Button and Partners. Charters was built for the industrialist Frank Parkinson on the site of an earlier house built in the late 1860s by William Terrick Hamilton. Parkinson’s guests included

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and the

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. In 1949, the house was bought by Sir Montague Burton. It later became a corporate headquarters and has since been redeveloped as an apartment complex and spa.

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Berkshire, England, designed by Adie, Button and Partners. Grade II listed buildings in Berkshire Grade II listed houses Country houses in Berkshire Houses completed in 1938 Art Deco architecture in England {{Berkshire-struct-stub