Brownsover Hall :: Shared Description
Brownsover Hall was built in the mid C19th by Sir George Gilbert Scott for the then-owners the Ward-Boughton-Leigh family. It is principally of red brick with stone dressings and blue brick patterns (some of which look rather like space invaders!) and is in the Victorian Gothic style.
Between 1936 and 1942 it was the home of famous inventor, Sir Frank Whittle, inventor of the jet engine.
In the 1970s it was converted into a hotel, which it still is. Including those in various annexes (such as the stables) it has 47 bedrooms. It is set within 7 acres of landscaped grounds which are bounded on the western side by the disused Brownsover Arm of the Oxford Canal. The nearby Swift Valley nature reserve can be accessed via the canal towpath exterior to grounds.
The hotel's website: Link
English Heritage listings:
Brownsover Hall (main house) (Grade II*) Link
Stable Block (Grade II) Link
Coach House (Grade II) Link
Coachman's Cottage (Grade II) Link
Between 1936 and 1942 it was the home of famous inventor, Sir Frank Whittle, inventor of the jet engine.
In the 1970s it was converted into a hotel, which it still is. Including those in various annexes (such as the stables) it has 47 bedrooms. It is set within 7 acres of landscaped grounds which are bounded on the western side by the disused Brownsover Arm of the Oxford Canal. The nearby Swift Valley nature reserve can be accessed via the canal towpath exterior to grounds.
The hotel's website: Link

English Heritage listings:
Brownsover Hall (main house) (Grade II*) Link

Stable Block (Grade II) Link

Coach House (Grade II) Link

Coachman's Cottage (Grade II) Link

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Created: Thu, 3 Jun 2021, Updated: Thu, 3 Jun 2021
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