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Hartwell House
PART OF THE HS2 HISTORIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROJECT
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THE HS2 high-speed rail line will pass 400 metres from Hartwell House, which is a unique historic building, listed Grade 1. Its main front is Jacobean, dating from the 17th century – though parts of the building may be earlier. Views of the rail line will be largely shielded from the house by shelter-belts of trees that surround its parkland, but both house and park will suffer from the noise of passing trains. Hartwell is owned by the National Trust, though it is run as a hotel and not generally open to the public. The trust has submitted surveys and proposals for measures to reduce the impact of HS2 where it passes its two properties in the Vale of Aylesbury, Hartwell and Waddesdon. |
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| The Jacobean front at Hartwell House, near Aylesbury: The exiled king of France, Louis XVIII, lived there for five years after the French Revolution. |
These measures would also give some protection to Aylesbury housing estates which are close by on the other side of the HS2 line. The proposals include a ‘land bridge’ or artificial tunnel which would both hide the line and absorb noise. This proposal is supported by both Bucks County Council and the society.
For full details of the National Trust's proposals for HS2 in the Vale of Aylesbury,
see their HS2 web pages
and follow the links from there.
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| THE NATIONAL TRUST'S PROPOSED ‘LAND BRIDGE’ |