Welford Park House
Introduction
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Welford Park House
Image: © Len Williams Taken: 26 Feb 2012
On the site of the present house and church stood a monastery in the care of the monks of Abingdon until the dissolution of the monasteries in 1536 on the order of King Henry VIII. The present house was originally built circa 1652 by John Jackson of Oxford. Richard Jones had no sons and his heiress Mary married John Archer in 1680. In 1700 Thomas Archer remodelled the front of the house by adding a storey and by constructing the Ionian columns that adorn the front façade. In 1780 the single storey kitchen block was added to the north. In 1840 a courtyard that originally existed at the back was filled in by creating the dining room which is now the largest room in the house. Refer to photograph Image for a picture showing St Gregory's church and Image for giraffes ! Refer to picture Image for a view of the House in 2015.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.456044
Longitude
-1.41375