 Halton House viewed from the north Halton House is a country house situated in the Chiltern Hills above the village of Halton in Buckinghamshire, England. It is currently used as the main Officers' Mess for RAF Halton. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 775 KB) This image, taken in October 2004, is a photograph of the north aspect of Halton House in Buckinghamshire, England. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 775 KB) This image, taken in October 2004, is a photograph of the north aspect of Halton House in Buckinghamshire, England. ...
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The Chiltern Hills are a chalk escarpment that stretches in a south-west to north-east diagonal from Goring-On-Thames to Luton, but is most prominent in Buckinghamshire. ...
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Halton is a small village in Buckinghamshire, England close to Wendover. ...
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RAF Halton is one of the larger Royal Air Force (RAF) stations in the United Kingdom, located near the village of Halton, Buckinghamshire. ...
History of the Halton estate
There has been a manor house at Halton since the Norman conquest, when it belonged to the Archbishop of Canterbury. However, Thomas Cranmer sold the manor to Henry Bradshaw, Chancellor of the Exchequer in the mid-16th century. After remaining in the Bradshaw family for some considerable time, it was sold to Sir Francis Dashwood in 1720 and was then held in the Dashwood family for almost 150 years. Bayeux Tapestry depicting events leading to the Battle of Hastings The Norman Conquest of England was the conquest of the Kingdom of England by William the Conqueror (Duke of Normandy), in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings and the subsequent Norman control of England. ...
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The site of the old Halton House, or Manor, was west of the church in Halton village itself. It had a large park, which was later dissected by the Grand Union Canal. In June 1849 Sir George Dashwood auctioned the contents, and in 1853 the estate was sold to Baron Lionel de Rothschild, who was expanding his estate at Tring. Lionel then continued his policy of expansion. The old house was uninhabited and allowed to become derelict, and finally completely demolished. The canal at Braunston The Grand Union Canal is a canal in England and part of the British canal system. ...
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1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
Lionel Nathan de Rothschild, born November 22, 1808 - June 3, 1879, was the son of Nathan Mayer Rothschild and Hanna Barent Cohen and a member of the prominent Rothschild family. ...
Map sources for Tring at grid reference SP924117 Tring is a small market town in the Chiltern Hills in Hertfordshire, England with a population of 13,000. ...
Lionel then gave the estate to his son Alfred de Rothschild. At this time the estate covered approximately 1,500 acres (6 km²) in a triangle between Wendover, Aston Clinton and Weston Turville. However, it lacked a dwelling of any significant size, at least by Rothschild standards. Alfred Charles de Rothschild was born on 20 July 1842, the second son of Lionel Nathan de Rothschild and Baroness Charlotte von Rothschild of the prominent Rothschild family. ...
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Weston Turville is a village in Buckinghamshire, England. ...
Building the House After the death of his father, Alfred (a bachelor and confirmed city dweller) decided to build a country house purely for week-end entertaining. Hence he scorned the idea of building another of the huge mansions such as were built by his brother and cousins in the area.
Unusually for a Rothschild House, the name of the architect is not known for certain. It is thought to be William R Rodriguez (also known as Rogers), who was an architect in the design team of William Cubbitt and Company, the firm commissioned to build and oversee the project in 1880. Amazingly, just three years later the house was finished. As had happened with other Rothschild gardens, full-grown trees and shrubs were planted and in an instant mature gardens and grounds appeared. 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
The Style of the House For the style of the house Alfred was probably influenced by that of newly completed Waddesdon Manor, the home of Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, his brother-in law. While not so large there is a resemblance, but other continental influences appear to have crept in: classical pediments jut from mansard roofs, spires and gables jostle for attention, and the whole is surmounted by a cupola. A Rothschild cousin described it as: "looking like a giant wedding cake". Waddesdon Manor is a mansion at Waddesdon in Buckinghamshire, built between 1874 and 1889 for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild (1839-1898) of the Rothschild banking dynasty, who was Member of Parliament for nearby Aylesbury. ...
Baron Ferdinand James Anselm de Rothschild (1839-1898) was a British MP and philanthropist, a member of the international Rothschild financial dynasty. ...
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If the outside was extravagant, the interior was no anti-climax. The central hall (not unlike the galleried two-storey hall at Mentmore Towers) was furnished as the "grand salon". Two further drawing rooms (the east and west) continued the luxurious theme. The dining and billiards rooms too were furnished with 18th-century panelling and boiseries. The theme continued up the grand, plaster panelled staircase to the bedrooms. The whole was furnished in what became know as "La Style Rothschild", that is, 18th-century French furniture, boulle, ebony, and ormolu, complemented by old masters and fine porcelain. Mentmore in the 1990s Mentmore Towers is a large English country house in the village of Mentmore in Buckinghamshire. ...
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Mentmore Towers The boiseries were from from the Hôtel de Villars, Paris, and are inset with paintings and Genoese velvet Boiserie (often used in the plural boiseries) is the term to used to define ornate and intricately carved panelling. ...
A huge domed conservatory known as the winter garden was attached to the house. This was a profusion of tropical foliage and flowers.
Halton - the Rothschild House Alfred was a superb host, and his greatest pleasure was to give pleasure to others, whether as a philanthropist to the lowest kitchen maid or host to Emperor, Tsar, or Shah. At Halton all were entertained. However, Halton's glittering life lasted less than thirty years. The last party was in 1914 at the outbreak World War I. Devastated by the carnage of the war, Alfred's health began to fail and he died in 1918. Alfred had no legitimate children, so the house was bequeathed to his nephew Lionel de Rothschild. He detested the place and sold the contents at auction in 1918. The house and by now diminished estate were sold to the Royal Air Force for a bargain £115,000. This was a ridiculously low price even by the standards of the day. An emperor is a (male) monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. ...
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1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...
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1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...
Lionel Nathan de Rothschild, born November 22, 1808 - June 3, 1879, was the son of Nathan Mayer Rothschild and Hanna Barent Cohen and a member of the prominent Rothschild family. ...
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The Officers' Mess The newly formed RAF have been in occupation ever since. Under the RAF the house has been conserved. As an officers' mess it has seen more entertaining and parties than under Alfred de Rothschild. To the chagrin of many people, the winter garden and its huge dome were demolished, and a new accommodation wing has been built in its place. However, with the appreciation of 19th-century architecture ascending, it is unlikely that such a travesty will occur again. A new dining room was built at the rear of the servants' wing of the house in the 1960s. Today the house, in addition to being the home (albeit a temporary one) to serving officers, is frequently a film set and is often seen in cinemas and on televisions around the world. The house has appeared in: The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
Alfred Charles de Rothschild was born on 20 July 1842, the second son of Lionel Nathan de Rothschild and Baroness Charlotte von Rothschild of the prominent Rothschild family. ...
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See also: RAF Halton is one of the larger Royal Air Force (RAF) stations in the United Kingdom, located near the village of Halton, Buckinghamshire. ...
Of all the landowners in the Buckinghamshire area, none have had more impact on the landscape than the de Rothschild family. ...
Alfred Charles de Rothschild was born on 20 July 1842, the second son of Lionel Nathan de Rothschild and Baroness Charlotte von Rothschild of the prominent Rothschild family. ...
External links and references - Halton House web site provided by RAF Halton's Officers' Mess Heritage Committee. Historical and contemporary information on Halton House.
- Escott, Beryl "The Story of Halton House", ISBN 0-9540-312-1-0
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