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Wardington Manor lies between Lower and Upper
Wardington Manor lies between Lower and Upper Wardington
Wardington is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, about northeast of Banbury. The village consists of two parts: Wardington and Upper Wardington. The village is on a stream that rises in Upper Wardington and flows north to join the River ...
in Oxfordshire. The house dates from the middle of the 16th century or possibly earlier. The house was remodelled in 1665 and twice early in the 20th century.
From 1917, Wardington Manor was the seat of John Pease, 1st Baron Wardington
John William Beaumont Pease, 1st Baron Wardington (4 July 1869 – 7 August 1950), was a British banker.
Biography
Beaumont "Montie" Pease was the son of Helen Maria and John William Pease of Pendower, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and of Nether Grange, N ...
, and later Christopher Pease, 2nd Baron Wardington (1924-2005), and his wife Audrey White
Margaret Audrey White, Lady Wardington (2 November 1927 – 8 November 2014) was a red-headed English model who was refused a job as a BBC announcer in case her powerful looks "alarmed timid men from Wigan and country districts."
(1927–2014).
On April 16, 2004, the house was severely damaged by fire, mostly affecting the roof but has since been restored. It is a Grade II* listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Ir ...
.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wardington Manor Grade II* listed houses Grade II* listed buildings in Oxfordshire Houses completed in 1665 Houses in Oxfordshire 1665 establishments in England