Ditchley Park
Ditchley Park was built by the second Earl of Litchfield, a member of the Lee family, in 1722 to a design by James Gibbs. It stands on the site of an earlier, timber-framed family house in classic north Oxfordshire wooded farmland, once the royal hunting ground of Wychwood Forest. It is the base for the Ditchley Foundation. [1] The interiors of Ditchley Park were designed by William Kent and Henry Flitcroft. [2]
Ditchley Park was often used by Winston Churchill and members of the War Cabinet, between 1940-41, as a weekend retreat. In preparation for Churchill's first visit, special telephone lines with a scrambling system were installed. [3]
Contact Details
The Ditchley Foundation
Ditchley Park
Enstone
Chipping Norton
Oxfordshire
United Kingdom
OX7 4ER
Telephone: +44 (0) 1608 667346
Fax: +44 (0) 1608 677399
Email: info@ditchley.co.uk [4]
References
- ^ The Ditchley Foundation, Ditchley Park, http://www.ditchley.co.uk/page/37/ditchley-park.htm
- ^ CotswoldsWebsite.com, Ditchley Park, http://www.cotswoldswebsite.com/ditchley-park.htm#
- ^ The Churchill Centre, 'History Lives at Ditchley and Bletchley', http://www.winstonchurchill.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=410
- ^ The Ditchley Foundation, Contact Us, http://www.ditchley.co.uk/page/41/contact-us.htm
