Some Local History
Bullbrook is one of the older parts of modern Bracknell. It is
named after the Bull-Brook which still runs through it, though it's
not as easy to find as it once was.
On the edge of Bullbrook stands Lily Hill Park. This lovely old
house was built in 1817 by Henry Dormer Vincent, possibly on the
site of a medieval hunting lodge. Henry was an equerry to HRH the
Duke of Gloucester and probably moved to Bullbrook to be near to
Windsor Castle.
The Vincent family and their heirs, the Lanes, lived at Lily
Hill for almost a hundred years. They made extensive alterations to
the building in the mid-19th century. Their residency was followed
by the Van Necks and several short-lived occupants before the place
was bought by the Bracknell Development Corporation in 1955. It now
houses offices.