Tempsford Hall

Entrance to Tempsford Hall

Tempsford Hall is a country house in Tempsford, Bedfordshire.

History

The original hall was built in 1769 for Sir Gillies Payne; it remained in the Payne family until 1824 when it was sold to Colonel William Stuart.[1] Following a fire the house was rebuilt in 1898 and in 1933 Kathleen Wynne, who had been born a member of the Stuart family, inherited the house from a distant relative.[1] During World War II it was used by the Special Operations Executive as an agent reception and pre-flight preparation centre.[2] After the War it was acquired by Henry Hales who used it as a clinic until 1964 when he sold it to its present owners, Kier Group.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Millennium Garden". Tempsford Museum and Archives. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "People's War". BBC. Retrieved 25 January 2014.

Coordinates: 52°10′03″N 0°17′53″W / 52.1675°N 0.2980°W / 52.1675; -0.2980

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