Fonds
Oxenden House, Leighton Buzzard
Catalogue reference: Z 816
What’s it about?
This record is about the Oxenden House, Leighton Buzzard dating from 1962-1974.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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Z 816
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Title (The name of the record)
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Oxenden House, Leighton Buzzard
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Date (When the record was created)
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1962-1974
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Description (What the record is about)
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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<p>See abstract of title at CCE2065/5.</p>
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Bedfordshire Archives & Records Service
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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acc.7402
Gift from Mr J B Coleman, 4 Church Lane, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 9NQ on 9 November 1993.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Oxenden House, Leighton Buzzard was built c. 1912 by Thomas Ernest Saunt. It was bought by Owen C Wallis in 1928, and sold by his representatives toThomas O Mills in 1940.
It was conveyed by Mills to the Secretary of State for Air in 1941 and used by the RAF as a Group HQ in the last war. The RAF moved out in c.1960 and the house remained empty until 1964 when it was sold by the Secretary of State for Air to the County Council as as Remand Home for Boys.
It was burnt down in March 1974, and a new remand home was built on the site c.1975.
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Record URL
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Oxenden House, Leighton Buzzard