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'''Batchwood Hall''' is a |
'''Batchwood Hall''' is a manor house in [[St Albans]], [[Hertfordshire]] |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The house was designed in the [[Queen Anne style architecture|Queen Anne style]] and built |
The house was designed in the [[Queen Anne style architecture|Queen Anne style]] and built for [[Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe]] in 1874.<ref name=albans>{{cite web|url=http://www.stalbanshistory.org/page_id__202.aspx|title=Batchwood Hall|publisher=St Albans and Hertfordshire Architectural and Archaeological History Society|accessdate=12 November 2017}}</ref> It contains the prototype of the Great Clock in the [[Big Ben|clock tower]] at the [[Palace of Westminster]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://batchwoodhallgc.com/about-batchwood-hall/|title=About Batchwood Hall|publisher=Batchwood Hall Golf Club|accessdate=12 November 2017}}</ref> The site was acquired by St Albans Council in 1935 when [[John Henry Taylor]] was commissioned to design and establish an 18-hole [[golf course]] in the grounds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://batchwoodhallgc.com/bhgc-club-details/club-history/|title=Club History|publisher=Batchwood Hall Golf Club|accessdate=12 November 2017}}</ref> The house became an event venue in the 1970s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hertsad.co.uk/news/club-batchwood-the-spooky-past-behind-st-albans-favourite-nightclub-1-4289842|title=Club Batchwood: the spooky past behind St Albans favourite nightclub|date=29 October 2015|publisher=Hertfordshire Advertiser|accessdate=12 November 2017}}</ref> An arson attack resulted in the complete destruction of the Batchwood Tennis and Golf Centre in August 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hertsad.co.uk/news/four_arrested_on_suspicion_of_arson_following_st_albans_sports_centre_fire_1_991347|title=Four arrested on suspicion of arson following St Albans sports centre fire |publisher=Hertfordshire Advertiser |date=11 August 2011|accessdate=12 November 2017}}</ref> It operated as a vaccination centre, organised by a consortium of local GPs, during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/news/19089342.matt-hancock-praises-batchwood-hall-covid-vaccination-centre/|title=Matt Hancock praises Batchwood Hall Covid vaccination centre|date=14 February 2021|publisher=St Albans Review|access-date=25 February 2021}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 11:10, 9 April 2023
Batchwood Hall is a manor house in St Albans, Hertfordshire
History
[edit]The house was designed in the Queen Anne style and built for Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe in 1874.[1] It contains the prototype of the Great Clock in the clock tower at the Palace of Westminster.[2] The site was acquired by St Albans Council in 1935 when John Henry Taylor was commissioned to design and establish an 18-hole golf course in the grounds.[3] The house became an event venue in the 1970s.[4] An arson attack resulted in the complete destruction of the Batchwood Tennis and Golf Centre in August 2011.[5] It operated as a vaccination centre, organised by a consortium of local GPs, during the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Batchwood Hall". St Albans and Hertfordshire Architectural and Archaeological History Society. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "About Batchwood Hall". Batchwood Hall Golf Club. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Club History". Batchwood Hall Golf Club. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Club Batchwood: the spooky past behind St Albans favourite nightclub". Hertfordshire Advertiser. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Four arrested on suspicion of arson following St Albans sports centre fire". Hertfordshire Advertiser. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Matt Hancock praises Batchwood Hall Covid vaccination centre". St Albans Review. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.