Ickenham Hall
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Ickenham Hall is a Grade II Listed Georgian
mansion, located in the grounds of the Compass Theatre
, Glebe Avenue, Ickenham
, and provides office space and hire-able rooms to local organisations.
The hall was originally the home of John Crosier and his family, who had taken ownership by 1624. Crosier referred to the house as "Sherwyns" in his will in 1769, though it was later renamed Ickenham Hall after the local Shorediche family renamed their manorial home to Manor Farm.
Middlesex County Council
converted the house into a youth centre in 1948. The Compass Theatre was later built beside the hall in 1968. A connection between the theatre and Ickenham Hall was later built between 1974 and 1976.
Although the building is owned by the London Borough of Hillingdon
, a voluntary group, the Friends of Ickenham Hall, are looking to raise money to help with the restoration of the house.
Georgian architecture
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
mansion, located in the grounds of the Compass Theatre
Compass Theatre
The Compass Theatre is a 158 seat theatre in Ickenham, in, and owned by, the London Borough of Hillingdon.Middlesex County Council bought Ickenham Hall and its grounds in 1948 in order to convert it into a youth centre. In 1968 a theatre was built behind the hall, later named the Compass Theatre by...
, Glebe Avenue, Ickenham
Ickenham
Ickenham is a suburban area centred on an old village in Greater London, part of the London Borough of Hillingdon.While no major historical events have taken place in Ickenham, settlements dating back to the Roman occupation of Britain have been discovered during archaeological surveys, and the...
, and provides office space and hire-able rooms to local organisations.
The hall was originally the home of John Crosier and his family, who had taken ownership by 1624. Crosier referred to the house as "Sherwyns" in his will in 1769, though it was later renamed Ickenham Hall after the local Shorediche family renamed their manorial home to Manor Farm.
Middlesex County Council
Middlesex County Council
Middlesex County Council was the principal local government body in the administrative county of Middlesex from 1889 to 1965.The county council was created by the Local Government Act 1888, which also removed the most populous part of the county to constitute the County of London...
converted the house into a youth centre in 1948. The Compass Theatre was later built beside the hall in 1968. A connection between the theatre and Ickenham Hall was later built between 1974 and 1976.
Although the building is owned by the London Borough of Hillingdon
London Borough of Hillingdon
The London Borough of Hillingdon is the westernmost borough in Greater London, England. The borough's population was recorded as 243,006 in the 2001 Census. The borough incorporates the former districts of Ruislip-Northwood, Uxbridge, Hayes and Harlington and Yiewsley and West Drayton in the...
, a voluntary group, the Friends of Ickenham Hall, are looking to raise money to help with the restoration of the house.