Historic houses · London
Dollis Hill House
In or near Tyburn.
Dollis Hill House — house in London Borough of Brent, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Dollis Hill · 0.9 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Dollis Hill House, the nearest railway station is Dollis Hill, located 0.9 km away. Entry is free, but please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited. The postcode for sat-nav is NW2 6HT.
About
Dollis Hill House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Records date its origin to 1825. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "house in London Borough of Brent, UK". Coordinates: 51.5596°, -0.2371°.
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Summary from the official site
Dollis Hill House is notable for its historical significance as the former Post Office Research Station where engineer Tommy Flowers designed the Colossus computer during World War II. The site is commemorated with a blue plaque by English Heritage, recognizing Flowers' contributions to engineering and code-breaking.
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From the Wikipedia article
Dollis Hill House was an early 19th-century house also known as Dollis Hill Villa in today's north London suburb of Dollis Hill. Most of its gardens, south, form Gladstone Park and its owners were the freeholders of the farm estate, north, Dollis Hill Farm which together occupied the eminence, known as Dollis Hill, along with part of Willesden Paddocks in the parish of that name. Guests such as William Ewart Gladstone and Mark Twain were entertained there. The house became derelict after successive fire damage in 1995, 1996 and 2011, the last of which being the basement. As such the building was demolished in 2012 but a performance centre sits on its footprint. Dollis Hill House was an initial-class (Grade II) listed building and reached grade A on the English Heritage Buildings at Risk Register.
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Background
History
Dollis Hill House was built as a farmhouse in 1825 by the Finch family when the Dollis Hill area was still rural. It was later occupied by Sir Dudley Coutts Marjoribanks, who subsequently became Lord Tweedmouth. In 1881 Lord Tweedmouth's daughter and her husband, Lord Aberdeen, took up residence. They often had Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone to stay as a guest. Other guests at the house included Joseph Chamberlain, Lord Rosebery, and Lord Randolph Churchill, father of Winston Churchill. The estate in the "ancient" Willesden parish, today in daughter (ecclesiastical-only) parish of Neasden, was on maps recorded as Dollis Hill Villa, not to be confused with its tenant farm opposite.…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5596, -0.2371
- District
- Brent
- Parish
- Brent, unparished area
- Postcode
- NW2 6HT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brent East
- Established
- 1825
- Nearest railway station
- Dollis Hill — 0.9 km
- Official site
- www.english-heritage.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5289281 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Dollis Hill House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Dollis Hill House1.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dollis Hill House?
- Dollis Hill House is in London, United Kingdom (postcode NW2 6HT), in the parish of Brent, unparished area.
- What is Dollis Hill House?
- Dollis Hill House — house in London Borough of Brent, UK.
- How do I get to Dollis Hill House?
- The nearest railway station is Dollis Hill, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode NW2 6HT.
- When was Dollis Hill House built?
- Built or established in 1825.
- Is Dollis Hill House a listed building?
- Dollis Hill House is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Dollis Hill House free to visit?
- Yes, Dollis Hill House is free to enter.
- How do I get to Dollis Hill House?
- The nearest railway station is Dollis Hill, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NW2 6HT.