Key Details

Overview

Gun Hill Park is a residential development by Weston Homes in Aldershot GU11.

The development comprising 140 one-to-three-bedroom apartments and two-to-four-bedroom houses, is the transformation of the Cambridge Military Hospital, a Grade II listed building constructed between 1875 and 1879.

Nightingale House, one of the properties within the development, is a meticulously converted elegant Victorian accommodation building.

The show house at Nightingale House, measuring 1,982 sq ft (184sq m), offers three bedrooms and boasts elegant tall windows, with an average ceiling height of 15 ft (4.5m) throughout. The property's spectacular staircase hall features a Georgian tread cantilevered staircase with a 28 ft (8.5m) high ceiling, creating a welcoming, light, and airy entrance. The show house opens onto a private patio and landscaped rear garden.

The Willems Apartments
Two and three-bedroom units ranging from 1001 to 1357 sq ft, some with private gardens.

Pierce House
One and two-bedroom new-build apartments from 611 to 879 sq ft.

Turner House
One and two-bedroom restored apartments up to 897 sq ft and a three-floor, 1524 sq ft home.

History

This is a former administrative block of a military hospital built in 1875-79. The architect is unknown and assumed to have been someone from the Royal Engineers' Department. Builder Messrs Martin Wells and Co.

The Cambridge building was built in an Italianate neo-classical style with yellow brickwork, Bath stone features and a central clock tower, based on design principles championed by Florence Nightingale, under the auspices of HRH Prince Albert, the Prince Consort, who wanted Britain’s soldiers to be given good treatment in quality accommodation, hence the magnificent architecture.

National Heritage List for England Grade II listing no. 1339693. It was first listed on 19th August 1979.