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History of Walton Hall

An exploration of the history of Walton Hall, site of the main Open University campus, from Roman times to the twentieth century.

279 items in total

Content type	Title	Description	Date
Image	Wrens at Walton Hall	During World War II Walton Hall became the home to Wrens who were working at nearby Bletchley Park....	1940
Image	Wrens at Walton Hall	During World War II Walton Hall became the home to Wrens who were working at nearby Bletchley Park....	1940
Image	Walton estate sale advertisement, 1923	A notice from the 'Bedfordshire Times and Independent' Newspaper, dated 7 September 1923,...	1923
Image	Walton Manor sign	The sign outside the site of Walton Manor which is now the location of an Animal Health...	2020
Image	Walton Manor sign	The sign outside the site of Walton Manor which is now the location of an Animal Health...	2020
Image	Walton Manor	Walton Manor photographed in 1927. The Manor House was originally part of the estate at Walton....	1927
Image	Walton Lodge Cottage	Walton Lodge Cottage (on the left) and a house built c.1930s (since demolished) in Milton Lane....	2012
Image	Walton Lodge Cottage	Walton Lodge Cottage photographed in 2020. It was built in the mid-nineteenth century and...	2020
Image	Walton Hall, c.1975	Walton Hall probably photographed in the mid 1970s showing new tree planting along Walton Drive and...	1975
Video	Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire	Professor Elizabeth McKellar explores Walton Hall, a classical country house, that now forms the...	2018
Image	Walton Hall sale document - photos	Photographs of Walton Hall included in a 1911 sale document for the estate: Mary Harley with her...	1911
Image	Walton Hall sale document - photos	Photographs of Walton Hall included in a 1911 sale document for the estate: St Michael's Church...	1911
Image	Walton Hall sale document - page 8 (general memoranda)	In 1911 the owners of Walton Hall, Dr and Mrs Harley, put the 70 acre estate up for sale. This...	1911
Image	Walton Hall sale document - page 7	A list of the areas of Walton Hall estate and their acreage. This was included in the draft sale...	1911
Image	Walton Hall sale document - page 6	In 1911 the owners of Walton Hall, Dr and Mrs Harley, put the 70 acre estate up for sale. This...	1911
Image	Walton Hall sale document - page 5	In 1911 the owners of Walton Hall, Dr and Mrs Harley, put the 70 acre estate up for sale. This...	1911
Image	Walton Hall sale document - page 4	In 1911 the owners of Walton Hall, Dr and Mrs Harley, put the 70 acre estate up for sale. This...	1911
Image	Walton Hall sale document - page 3	In 1911 the owners of Walton Hall, Dr and Mrs Harley, put the 70 acre estate up for sale. This...	1911
Image	Walton Hall sale document - page 2	In 1911 the owners of Walton Hall, Dr and Mrs Harley, put the 70 acre estate up for sale. This...	1911
Image	Walton Hall sale document - memorandum	Memorandum from 1911 Walton Hall draft sale document.	1911
Image	Walton Hall sale document - map of the estate	Map of Walton Hall estate from a 1911 draft sale document for the 70 acre property. Areas of the...	1911
Image	Walton Hall sale document - front cover	In 1911 the owners of Walton Hall, Dr and Mrs Harley, put the 70 acre estate up for sale. However...	1911
Image	Walton Hall roof, 1985	View of the flat roof of Walton Hall on the Open University campus during restoration work in 1985....	1985
Image	Walton Hall restoration, 1985	Walton Hall on the Open University campus undergoing restoration work in 1985.	1985
Image	Walton Hall rear view 1972	Rear view of Walton Hall on The Open University campus taken in 1972. This brick built part of the...	1972
Image	Walton Hall original interior timber frame	Original interior timber frame situated in the old part of Walton Hall, possibly dating from the...	2022
Image	Walton Hall in the snow c.1970s	Image of Walton Hall on The Open University campus during a heavy snow fall c.1970s.	1975
Image	Walton Hall from the Mulberry Lawn, c.1966	Walton Hall from across the Mulberry Lawn photographed in c.1966.	1966
Image	Walton Hall from the Mulberry Lawn	Walton Hall photographed from a frosty Mulberry Lawn in the early 1970s.	1974
Image	Walton Hall c.1975	Walton Hall photographed in the mid 1970s. The Jennie Lee Library which was opened in 1973, is on...	1975
Image	Walton Hall c.1970	Walton Hall photographed in the early 1970s shortly after The Open University purchased the estate.	1970
Image	Walton Hall c.1970	Walton Hall photographed c.1970 shortly after The Open University purchased the estate.	1970
Image	Walton Hall c.1960	The exact date of this photograph of Walton Hall is unknown but it was probably taken in the late...	1960
Image	Walton Hall building elevation plans	Building elevation plans of Walton Hall showing changes made to the building from the early 17th...	1989
Image	Walton Hall bell tower	The bell tower on the roof of Walton Hall photographed c.1985.	1985
Image	Walton Hall auction advertisement, 1864	A notice from the 'Croydon Weekly Standard' Newspaper, 1864, advertising the sale by auction of...	1864
Image	Walton Hall auction advertisement, 1845	A notice from the 'Bucks Herald' Newspaper, 1845, advertising the sale by auction of farm stock and...	1845
Image	Walton Hall and the Cedar Lawn	Walton Hall and the Cedar Lawn photographed in 1977.	1977
Image	Walton Hall and garden	Image of Walton Hall from the garden (now the Mulberry Lawn). The photograph was taken in 1911 and...	1911
Image	Walton Hall and cedar tree sculpture	Walton Hall at the centre of The Open University campus. Standing in the foreground is the cedar...	2022
Image	Walton Hall and cedar tree	Walton Hall at The Open University campus photographed in 1992. The cedar tree beside the Hall was...	1992
Image	Walton Hall and Cedar Tree, c.1990	Walton Hall with the cedar tree in the foreground. The tree was probably about 250 years old when...	1990
Image	Walton Hall Cellar Bar entrance	The entrance to the Cellar Bar at the rear of Walton Hall. This brick part of the building is the...	2020
Image	Walton Hall Campus	Aerial view of the Walton Hall campus	1968
Image	Walton Hall - mid eighteenth century	Building elevation diagram of Walton Hall showing how it looked in the middle part of the...	1989
Image	Walton Hall - mid 20th Century	Walton Hall photographed around the middle of the 20th Century when it was owned by Eric and Diana...	1950
Image	Walton Hall - late seventeenth century design	Building elevation diagram of Walton Hall showing how it looked in the later part of the...	1989
Image	Walton Hall - early seventeenth century	Building elevation diagram of Walton Hall showing how it looked in the early part of the...	1989
Image	Walton Hall - 1830	Building elevation diagram of Walton Hall showing how it looked in about 1830 when it was owned by...	1989
Image	Walton Hall - 1800	Building elevation diagram of Walton Hall showing how it looked in about 1800 when it was owned by...	1989

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