Guilsborough House
Guilsborough House is a country house in Guilsborough near Northampton. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]
History
The house was built in 1632 and was extended in the 18th century and the 19th century.[1] In the 19th century it came into the ownership of the Renton family who were prominent in the village of Guilsborough.[2] During the Second World War it was the headquarters of IV Corps until August 1940 when the corps moved to Latimer House near Chesham.[3] It remained the headquarters of 9th Armoured Division and the 43rd Infantry Division which formed the central reserve force of the invasion stop lines.[4] After the war the house became the home of Major-General Evelyn Fanshawe[5] and it is now the property of Mr & Mrs John McCall who open the gardens to the public on selected days.[6]
References
- 1 2 "Guilsborough House, Guilsborough". British listed buildings. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ↑ "Guilsborough". Kelly's Directory of Northamptonshire. 1898. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ↑ Newbold, p. 367
- ↑ "Premises, Sites etc within 30 miles of Harrington Museum used for Military Purposes in the 20th Century" (PDF). Harrington Museum. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 41227. p. 6622. 15 November 1957. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ↑ "Guilsborough House". National Garden Scheme. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
Sources
- Newbold, David John. "British planning and preparations to resist invasion on land, September 1939 - September 1940". King's College, University of London.
Coordinates: 52°20′55″N 1°00′26″W / 52.3486°N 1.0071°W