Milton Ernest Hall - Milton Ernest, Bedfordshire, UK
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N 52° 11.443 W 000° 30.811
30U E 669958 N 5785165
A large country house in the Bedfordshire countryside near the River Great Ouse.
Waymark Code: WM55NE
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/15/2008
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This house is now a nursing home but it has an important and interesting history. The Bedfordshire Timeline describes its construction and details:
'1854: Work started on Milton Ernest Hall and was completed by the summer of 1858 at a cost of £12,167. The hall was designed by William Butterfield for the Stacey family, to whom he was related by marriage. It is the only country house designed by Butterfield who is better known as a leading Victorian church architect. The stonework was quarried at nearby Pavenham. Work on the house started in the summer of 1854 and the family moved into the house in July of 1858.
1944: During the Second World War Milton Ernest Hall became the American Eighth Air Force Service Command HQ; they had moved in during February 1943. Glenn Miller left for his ill fated trip to France on 15th December after lunch at The Hall, taking off from Twinwoods Airfield.
1973: Milton Ernest Garden Centre opens in the grounds of Milton Ernest Hall on the 20th April, before moving to Radwell Road in August 1993.
1984: Milton Ernest Hall converted into a nursing home.'
Public/Private: Private
Tours Available?: Only round the Nursing Home
Year Built: 1854
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