English: Henley Park mansion or per its statutory protection (listing) "country house 1751 rebuilding of older house for Mr Solomon Dayrolles, extended in 1784 for Henry Halsey and south wing added in mid C19". A limited photograph as from the only public place of viewing: a footpath on the steep slope, beneath. The estate was put together in the 11th century. Its residents included Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, a 'favourite' of Elizabeth I. In 1784 Henley Park and Pirbright Manor were both acquired by Henry Halsey and his family retained it until the house was sold to Vokes in 1940. At the end of the 19th century it was leased by Henry de Worms MP, a leading government minister and friend of the Prince of Wales, who became Lord Pirbright. After Vokes built their new factory and offices the mansion became the company's lavishly equipped sports and social club but it failed because staff didn't want to come back through the factory gates in their leisure time. It closed after two years and gradually fell into disuse. It was sold to a property developer in 1982 and remained a derelict and abandoned shell for many years. It has internally subdivided into flats and houses have been built in much of the former grounds. (See http://normandyhistorians.guildford-surrey.co.uk/vokes.html)