Valentines Mansion
Valentines Mansion is situated within Valentines Park in Ilford, Redbridge. It was built in 1696[1] for Lady Tillotson, the widow of the Archbishop of Canterbury,[2] and remained a family house until Sarah Ingleby, its last inhabitant, died on 3 January 1906. It became the property of Ilford Borough Council in 1912[3] and was used as council offices until 1994. It is owned by the London Borough of Redbridge and operated by Vision (Redbridge Culture and Leisure) Ltd, a local charitable Trust, on behalf of the Council.
It is a Grade II* listed building[4] and was on the Buildings at Risk Register[5] until 2009. It has undergone an extensive refurbishment financed by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the London Borough of Redbridge. The Mansion is set in an 18th-century formal garden.
The garden itself has a Grade II listing from English Heritage and has also been extensively restored.
Nearby Tube Stations
- Gants Hill is a five-minute walk from the Mansion.
Nearby Mainline Railway Stations
- Ilford mainline station is a five-minute bus ride from the Mansion.
References
- ↑ A Potted History of Ilford 1997 Norman Gunby ISBN 0-9515832-2-0
- ↑ Ilford Past and Present 1901 George E Tasker. Republished by Redbridge Libraries in 1992 as ISBN 0-901616-05-2
- ↑ http://hidden-london.com/gazetteer/valentines-park/
- ↑ Images of England entry accessed 21 Jan 2008
- ↑ Heritage at Risk: Valentines
External links
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Media related to Valentines Mansion at Wikimedia Commons - Valentines Mansion Website
- Events and more at Valentines Mansion Website
- Visiting information - London Borough of Redbridge
- Valentine Park Conservationists
- Mansion access details at English Heritage
Coordinates: 51°34′19.40″N 0°3′58.80″E / 51.5720556°N 0.0663333°E