| 词条 | The Mansion House, Old Warden Park |
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| name = The House at Shuttleworth | image = Shuttleworth ag college.jpg | image_size = | image_alt = | image_caption = The House at Shuttleworth, Old Warden Park | location = Old Warden, Bedfordshire England | website = http://www.shuttleworth.org/the-house/ }}The Mansion House, Old Warden Park is managed by The Shuttleworth Trust. The Trust was established in 1944 by Dorothy Clotilda Shuttleworth in memory of her son Richard Ormonde Shuttleworth (1909–1940). It is a venue for weddings, corporate events, product launches, conferences, afternoon tea, and as a filming location for period dramas.[1] It is open to the public on selected event dates, including the six Sunday airshows and Flying Proms.[2] In 2011, The House & parkland hosted The Rhythm Festival. HistoryThe Old Warden estate was bought in the late 17th century by London merchant Sir Samuel Ongley. It passed down in the Ongley family until 1872, when the 3rd Baron Ongley, in financial difficulties, sold it to Joseph Shuttleworth of the Lincoln engineering firm of Clayton & Shuttleworth. It thereafter became better known as the Shuttleworth estate.[3] The house which stands today was built for Joseph Shuttleworth by Henry Clutton, the prominent Victorian architect, to rival the Shuttleworth mansion at Gawthorpe Hall in Lancashire. Built of ashlar in the Jacobean style, it is a three-storey rectangular block which replaced an existing house and is a grade II* listed building.[4] Clutton's design with its high chimneys and 100 ft high clock tower have defined and distinguished The House for over a century. In addition, Clutton designed many of the interior features such as the carved doors, balustrades, and chimneypieces. Gillows of Lancaster made many of the interior furnishings and there are several magnificent examples of 19th-century paintings by prominent artists such as Sir Frank Dicksee, William Leader, George Vicat Cole and Frank Holl. The Shuttleworth crest and arms illustrate the origins of the Shuttleworth family’s wealth in weaving and wool. During the Second World War, the house was a Red Cross convalescent home and auxiliary hospital for airmen. It then opened as an agricultural college in 1946. Today, Bedford College Services manage Shuttleworth College next to The House on behalf of the Shuttleworth Trust. In an adjacent part of the estate, the Swiss Garden is home to 17 listed structures including bridges, the Indian kiosk, and a grotto. The management of The House has now reverted to the Trust.{{when|date=September 2015}}{{cn|date=September 2015}} References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.shuttleworth.org/the-house/|title=The House|website=Shuttleworth – home of the Shuttleworth Collection and the Swiss Garden|accessdate=2 April 2019}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.shuttleworth.org/events/airshows/|title=2019 Airshows at Shuttleworth|website=Shuttleworth – home of the Shuttleworth Collection and the Swiss Garden|accessdate=2 April 2019}} 3. ^{{cite web|url = http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/CommunityArchives/OldWarden/TheOngleyFamily.aspx|title = The Ongley Family|publisher = Bedfordshire County Council|accessdate = 25 April 2015|deadurl = yes|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150916195620/http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/CommunityAndLiving/ArchivesAndRecordOffice/CommunityArchives/OldWarden/TheOngleyFamily.aspx|archivedate = 16 September 2015|df = }} 4. ^{{NHLE| num= 1222169| desc= OLD WARDEN PARK |accessdate = 25 April 2015}} External links
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