The Mansion House (Old Warden Park)
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The Mansion House in Old Warden Park is managed by Bedford College
Services on behalf of the Shuttleworth Trust. The Trust was established in 1944 by Dorothy Clotilda Shuttleworth in memory of her son Richard.
From 2011 The Mansion House has been the home for The Rhythm Festival, which is an outdoor music festival.
Clutton designed the building in Jacabean style and the high chimneys and 100 foot high clock tower have defined and distinguished the mansion for over a century. In addition, Clutton designed many of the interior features such as the carved doors, balustrades and chimneypieces.
Gillows of Lancaster made many of the interior furnishings and there are several magnificent examples of 19 century paintings that still decorate the house by prominent artists such as Sir Frank Dicksee, William Leader, George Vicat Cole and Frank Holl
Shuttleworth CrestThe Shuttleworth crest and arms illustrate the origins of the Shuttleworth family’s wealth in weaving and wool.
During the second world war, the house was a Red Cross convalescent home and auxiliary hospital for airmen. It then opened as an agricultural college in 1946. Today, Bedford College Services manage the Mansion and the Shuttleworth College on behalf of the Shuttleworth Trust.
Bedford College (Bedford)
Bedford College is a further education college in the Cauldwell area of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. It is the only public further education college in the Borough of Bedford, and it is a member of the 157 Group of high performing schools....
Services on behalf of the Shuttleworth Trust. The Trust was established in 1944 by Dorothy Clotilda Shuttleworth in memory of her son Richard.
From 2011 The Mansion House has been the home for The Rhythm Festival, which is an outdoor music festival.
History
The house as it stands today was built by Joesph Shuttleworth who bought the Old Warden Estate in 1872 and commissioned Henry Clutton, the prominent Victorian architect, to design the mansion based on Gawthorpe Hall in Lancashire.Clutton designed the building in Jacabean style and the high chimneys and 100 foot high clock tower have defined and distinguished the mansion for over a century. In addition, Clutton designed many of the interior features such as the carved doors, balustrades and chimneypieces.
Gillows of Lancaster made many of the interior furnishings and there are several magnificent examples of 19 century paintings that still decorate the house by prominent artists such as Sir Frank Dicksee, William Leader, George Vicat Cole and Frank Holl
Shuttleworth CrestThe Shuttleworth crest and arms illustrate the origins of the Shuttleworth family’s wealth in weaving and wool.
During the second world war, the house was a Red Cross convalescent home and auxiliary hospital for airmen. It then opened as an agricultural college in 1946. Today, Bedford College Services manage the Mansion and the Shuttleworth College on behalf of the Shuttleworth Trust.