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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.

290 items in total

Content type	Title	Description	Date
Image	Walton Hall - 1800	Building elevation diagram of Walton Hall showing how it looked in about 1800 when it was owned by...	1989
Image	Walton Hall	Walton Hall photographed in January 2023. The image shows both sections of the Hall, the red brick...	2023
Image	Walton Hall	This image shows Walton Hall with cattle in the surrounding park belonging to Dr Vaughan Harley....	1911
Image	Walton Hall	This image shows Mary Harley with her daughters Diana (holding a doll) and Primrose beneath the...	1911
Image	Walton Hall	Aerial view of Walton Hall not long before the arrival of the Open University.	1968
Image	Walton Hall	Walton Hall, the Georgian manor house at the centre of The Open University campus with the Wilson...	2022
Image	Walton Hall	Walton Hall, the Georgian manor house at the centre of The Open University campus.	2022
Image	Walton Estate from Parish Map, 1838	Section of a Walton Parish Map dated 1838 showing the following buildings: 1. Walton Manor Farm...	1838
Image	Walton Drive	Walton Drive leading to Walton Hall on The Open University campus photographed in October 2022.	2022
Image	Walton Cottage, Mount Pleasant	Walton Cottage probably photographed in the 1930s. The cottage was located on the Walton estate in...	1935
Image	Walnut Tree Farm	Walnut Tree Farm which is situated close to Walton Hall. The King family lived here during much of...	2020
Image	Wall Mosaic at Walton Manor c.1970	A tile mosaic of four horses on a wall beside the swimming pool at Walton Manor. It was installed...	1970
Image	Victorian tunnel	During building work on new offices for the Music Department at Walton Hall in 1998, an underground...	1998
Image	Unknown grave in St Michael's churchyard, 1986	An unknown grave in St Michael's churchyard photographed in 1986.	1986
Image	Twelfth Century Font from St Michael's Church	Pieces from a twelfth century stone font recovered from St Michael's Church, Walton Hall during...	1190
Image	The marriage of Primrose Harley and John Codrington	Primrose Harley and Major John Codrington photographed at their wedding held at the Chapel,...	1936
Image	The Old Rectory	The Old Rectory (now housing a children's nursery) at Walton which dates from the 16th century and...	2020
Image	The Lightfoot family of The Pine Tree Inn, Walton	Photograph of members of the Lightfoot family outside The Pine Tree Inn, c.1891-1892. The...	1891
Image	The Ballad of Walton Hall programme	An image of the cover of the programme for 'The Ballad of Walton Hall'. It was an operetta written...	1977
Image	Teenagers' party at Walton Hall, c.1965	A group of teenage children dancing and sitting on the steps at the side of Walton Hall, at a party...	1965
Image	Swan Inn, Newport Pagnell	The historic Swan Inn in Newport Pagnell. Now called the Swan Revived Hotel, the seventeenth...	2023
Image	St Michael's churchyard, Walton Hall	An area of the churchyard of St Michael's Church, Walton Hall. The graves shown are to the south of...	2021
Image	St Michael's Church, c.1970	St Michael's Church, Walton Hall, photographed in about 1970 soon after The Open University...	1970
Image	St Michael's Church, c.1970	St Michael's Church, Walton Hall, photographed in about 1970 soon after The Open University...	1970
Image	St Michael's Church, c.1970	St Michael's Church, Walton Hall, photographed in about 1970 soon after The Open University...	1970
Image	St Michael's Church with grave of George and Priscilla Underwood c.1970	The grave of George and Priscilla Underwood with St Michael's Church behind, photographed in about...	1970
Image	St Michael's Church window (south wall)	One of the nave windows on the south side of St Michael's Church, Walton probably constructed...	2022
Image	St Michael's Church window (south wall)	One of the nave windows on the south side of St Michael's Church, Walton probably constructed...	2022
Image	St Michael's Church window (north wall)	One of the nave windows on the north side of St Michael's Church, Walton probably constructed...	2022
Image	St Michael's Church window (north wall)	One of the nave windows on the north side of St Michael's Church, Walton probably constructed...	2022
Image	St Michael's Church vestry	The vestry of St Michael's which was built during major restoration work in 1861.	2022
Image	St Michael's Church service 1974	Photograph of a service which was held for Open University staff in St Michael's Church, Walton...	1974
Image	St Michael's Church roof restoration, 1976	An image from OU staff magazine Open House dated April 1976. Stonemasons Johnny Morris and Stanley...	1976
Image	St Michael's Church restoration, 1976	The interior of St Michael's Church during its restoration by The Open University in 1976. The...	1976
Image	St Michael's Church restoration - handwritten account	A framed account, handwritten in the style of an illuminated manuscript, of the restoration of St...	2020
Image	St Michael's Church c.1999	St Michael's Church and graves at Walton Hall photographed c.1999. On the far right you can see the...	1999
Image	St Michael's Church c.1980s	St Michael's Church probably c.1980s. The wreaths on the grave of Brigadier Eric and Diana Earle...	1985
Image	St Michael's Church and Walton Hall garden	Image of St Michael's Church from the north with Walton Hall's garden (now the Mulberry lawn) in...	1911
Image	St Michael's Church Treble Bell, 1679	This treble bell was cast and hung in St Michael's Church in 1679 by Anthony Chandler. It was...	2021
Image	St Michael's Church Treble Bell, 1679	This treble bell was cast and hung in St Michael's Church in 1679 by Anthony Chandler. It was...	2021
Image	St Michael's Church Tenor Bell, 1709	This tenor bell was cast and hung in St Michael's Church in 1709 by brothers Richard and George...	2021
Image	St Michael's Church Tenor Bell, 1709	This tenor bell was cast and hung in St Michael's Church in 1709 by brothers Richard and George...	2021
Image	St Michael's Church Floor Tiles c.1500	The glazed patterned floor tiles shown on this page once decorated the floor of St Michael's...	1500
Image	St Michael's Church Communion & Services Book, 1843	This leather bound church communion and services book was retrieved from St Michael's Church,...	1843
Image	St Michael's Church - limestone head stop	A limestone face carving known as a head stop on the south side of the nave of St Michael's Church,...	1340
Image	St Michael's Church - Nineteenth Century window glass	Fragments of window glass recovered from St Michael's Church at Walton Hall in 1976. The signature...	1841
Image	St Michael's Church (interior)	The interior of St Michael's Church, Walton Hall, photographed in 2020. The church is used for Open...	2020
Image	St Michael's Church	St Michael's Church, Walton Hall photographed on a cold frosty day in January 2023.	2023
Image	St Michael's Church	St Michael's Church, Walton Hall, before restoration.	1971
Image	St Michael's Church	St Michael's Church, Walton, photographed c.1930. This image was produced as a postcard printed by...	1930

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History of Walton Hall