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The house was built in 1748 for John Jackson, the Receiver-General for Huntingdonshire.<ref>{{cite web|title=Godmanchester (Post Street)|url=https://www.huntingdonshire.gov.uk/media/2325/godmanchester-post-street-character-statement-adopted-oct-2002.pdf|website=Huntingdonshire District Council|access-date=1 October 2021|page=9}}</ref> He sold it to Jacob Julian Baumgartner in 1804 for 2,000 [[Guinea (coin)|guineas]] in order to pay his debts.<ref name="history">{{cite web|title=History|url=https://www.islandhall.com/history|website=Island Hall|access-date=1 October 2021}}</ref><ref name="morehistory">{{cite web|title=1982 - Island Hall A Brief History|url=http://www.godmanchester.co.uk/bridge-magazine/259-1982-island-hall-a-brief-history|website=Godmanchester History|access-date=1 October 2021}}</ref> |
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It remained a family house until the [[Second World War]], where it was requisitioned and used by the [[Women's Auxiliary Air Force]], and then the [[Royal Air Force|Royal Air Force's]] [[Pathfinder (RAF)|Pathfinder squadron]] in 1942. The garden was used for [[Nissen hut]]s and the building was converted into 15 tiny [[Flat (housing)|flats]] under the Emergency Housing Act. |
It remained a family house until the [[Second World War]], where it was requisitioned and used by the [[Women's Auxiliary Air Force]], and then the [[Royal Air Force|Royal Air Force's]] [[Pathfinder (RAF)|Pathfinder squadron]] in 1942. The garden was used for [[Nissen hut]]s and the building was converted into 15 tiny [[Flat (housing)|flats]] under the Emergency Housing Act. |
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Island Hall is a Grade II* listed Georgian mansion located near the River Great Ouse in Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire.[1]
History
The house was built in 1748 for John Jackson, the Receiver-General for Huntingdonshire.[2] He sold it to Jacob Julian Baumgartner in 1804 for 2,000 guineas in order to pay his debts.[3][4]
It remained a family house until the Second World War, where it was requisitioned and used by the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, and then the Royal Air Force's Pathfinder squadron in 1942. The garden was used for Nissen huts and the building was converted into 15 tiny flats under the Emergency Housing Act.
During the 1977 Firemen's Strike, a fire broke out on the ground floor. It was brought under control, but broke out again during the night, severly damaging the south wing. The main body of the house was unaffected.
After the fire, a major restoration process was underwent. The Nissen huts and internal partitions were removed from the garden and building, respectively, and the fire damage was cleaned up.
Access
The house and gardens are now privately owned.
References
- ^ "ISLAND HALL". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Godmanchester (Post Street)" (PDF). Huntingdonshire District Council. p. 9. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "History". Island Hall. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "1982 - Island Hall A Brief History". Godmanchester History. Retrieved 1 October 2021.