This is a site StealthyOne and myself have been wanting to explore for years. The time seemed right a couple of months back, and I figured it's about time to post the pics up. I'll include some links to more detailed info on the site.
The Wilton park estate once belonged to the monks of Burnham Abbey. In 1702 it was acquired by the Basill family, who built a house on the estate. Sometime between 1760 and 1770 they sold the estate to Josias Du Pre, the future Governor of Madras. He commissioned the building of a mansion house on the estate, also known as the "White House", from Richard Jupp which was completed in 1779.
In 1939 the house was taken over by the War Office and used as an interrogation centre for Nazi prisoners of war: German refugees working for the allies would listen into prisoners' conversations.
After the war it became the Army College of Military Education. In 1950 negotiations for the purchase of part of the estate by the War Department were put in hand resulting, in 1967-8 in the demolition of the White House to make way for a 15 storey accommodation block, the tallest building in Buckinghamshire. This too is now empty and is only used for occasional training exercises. All WW2 buildings on the site have now been demolished.
Is it dead?
London! (Crappy phone camera zoom )
I have some other panoramas i'll post soon!
Pics taken by either me or StealthyOne.
More info:
en.wikipedia.org
www.bucksfreepress.co.uk
The Wilton park estate once belonged to the monks of Burnham Abbey. In 1702 it was acquired by the Basill family, who built a house on the estate. Sometime between 1760 and 1770 they sold the estate to Josias Du Pre, the future Governor of Madras. He commissioned the building of a mansion house on the estate, also known as the "White House", from Richard Jupp which was completed in 1779.
In 1939 the house was taken over by the War Office and used as an interrogation centre for Nazi prisoners of war: German refugees working for the allies would listen into prisoners' conversations.
After the war it became the Army College of Military Education. In 1950 negotiations for the purchase of part of the estate by the War Department were put in hand resulting, in 1967-8 in the demolition of the White House to make way for a 15 storey accommodation block, the tallest building in Buckinghamshire. This too is now empty and is only used for occasional training exercises. All WW2 buildings on the site have now been demolished.
Is it dead?
London! (Crappy phone camera zoom )
I have some other panoramas i'll post soon!
Pics taken by either me or StealthyOne.
More info:
Wilton Park Estate - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
Former married quarters at ex-MOD site Wilton Park are coming up for sale
FORMER married quarters are coming up for sale this summer on the ex-Ministry of Defence site in Beaconsfield Old Town.
www.bucksfreepress.co.uk
Wilton Park Eastern Comman War Headquarters and Armed Forces HQ 5 – Subterranea Britannica
Subterranea Britannica is a society devoted to the study and investigation of man-made (including Nuclear Bunkers) and man-used underground places.
www.subbrit.org.uk
