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In 1953, James Morrell III sold Headington Hill Hall to Oxford City Council. It continued to be used as a rehabilitation centre until 1958. [5] Subsequently, the publisher Robert Maxwell (1923–1991), founder of Pergamon Press, took a lease of the building rented from the Council for 32 years as a residence and offices.
A view up Headington Hill along Headington Road, with an Oxford Park&Ride bus. Headington Hill section on Headington Community website; Located on Headington Road is the Oxford Spanish Civil War memorial, dedicated to Oxford residents who joined the International Brigades during the Oxford Spanish Civil War memorial and died fighting against fascist forces backed by Hitler and Mussolini.
Headington Hill Park is a park on Headington Hill in the east of Oxford, England. [ 1 ] The park is part of the grounds of Headington Hill Hall , [ 2 ] previously owned by the Morrell family, bought by Oxford City Council , and leased to Oxford Brookes University since 1992.
The land was privately owned by the Morrell family of Headington Hill Hall until bought by the Oxford Preservation Trust in 1932 to preserve it as open space. In 1951 the Trust gave the land to the city of Oxford. A carved stone by the sculptor Eric Gill is located at the foot of the Park and records the Trust's gift thus: [3]
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) There are over 20,000 Grade II* listed buildings in England. This page is a list of these buildings in the district of Oxford in Oxfordshire. List of buildings Name Location Type Completed Date designated Grid ref. Geo-coordinates Entry number Image ...
Global Economic Panel April 1989 in Amsterdam: Wisse Dekker, minister Hans van den Broek, Henry Kissinger and Robert Maxwell For the last 32 years of his life, Maxwell lived at Headington Hill Hall, which he rented from Oxford City Council and described as "the best council house" in the country. [44] It is now part of Oxford Brookes University.
Morrell was born in 1854. Her grandfather was James Morrell, her father was James Morrell, and her mother was Alicia. Her parents owned the Morrells Brewing Company.Her father had inherited Headington Hill Hall which he significantly extended in 1856 and 1858 resulting in an Italianate mansion designed by architect John Thomas.
Headington was an ancient parish in the Bullingdon Hundred of Oxfordshire. [6] In 1868, an area on the western edge of the parish around Headington Hill was included in the Oxford constituency, and in 1889 the same area was added to the city and municipal borough of Oxford. [7]