Wyndham House is a

retirement home A retirement home – sometimes called an old people's home or old age home, although ''old people's home'' can also refer to a nursing home – is a multi-residence housing facility intended for the elderly. Typically, each person or couple i ...

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. Wyndham House was officially opened in June 1973 by

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. Also in attendance were Fred Ingram, the Lord Mayor of

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, who was involved with the scheme to establish the project. Others present included Lady Jean Rankin, a

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, and the

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and Duchess of Marlborough. The facility replaced a home for elderly people in

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in North Oxford. The site was provided by

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, who historically owned much of the land in the area, locally called

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. Originally, Wyndham House was a project of the

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although the connection with the Red Cross ceased in 1976. The home was previously run by the Wyndham Housing Association. It is now run by the

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. Wyndham House is located on

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and also abuts

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off

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. Opposite on Leckford Place are part of

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(for Year 7 to Year 11) and a

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on the corner with Plantation Road, The Gardener's Arms.

References

External links

Wyndham House, Oxford web page
1973 establishments in England Residential buildings completed in 1973 Buildings and structures in Oxford Houses in Oxfordshire Housing for the elderly in the United Kingdom Apartment buildings in England St John's College, Oxford {{Oxfordshire-struct-stub