Wall Hall

Wall Hall

Wall Hall, originally known as Aldenham Abbey, is a country house at Aldenham in Hertfordshire.

History

The house, which was built in the gothic style[1] for George Woodford Thelluson, a wealthy banker, was completed in 1802.[2] It was then acquired by Admiral Sir Charles Pole, 1st Baronet in 1812.[3] The house passed to William Stuart, Pole's son-in-law, and then remained in the Stuart family until 1910 when it became the property of the banker J. P. Morgan, Jr..[4]

After use during the Second World War as a home for Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., the United States ambassador, the house became a teacher training college.[2] It was later used as a residence by the University of Hertfordshire until 2003[5] after which it was re-developed into luxury flats.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Farmer, Duncan (25 April 2011). "Four storeys, vast ceilings and an enormous master bedroom... but my 6,000 sq ft 'castle' is just not big enough". Daily Mail. London. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Wall Hall (Aldenham Abbey)". Dicamillo Companion. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Sir Charles Pole, 1st Baronet". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Thellusson and Pole families: Title deeds and map of Wall Hall Estate, Aldenham, 1550-1923". National Archives. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  5. ↑ Khan, Mobeena (22 July 2009). "The 'Mansion'". Herts Memories (Hertfordshire County Council). Retrieved 2 April 2014.

Coordinates: 51°40′58″N 0°21′25″W / 51.6827°N 0.3569°W / 51.6827; -0.3569

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