Wyndham House
Wyndham House is a retirement home in North Oxford, England, opened in 1973 and now operated by Anchor Hanover Group.
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Overview
Wyndham House is a retirement home located in North Oxford, England. It was officially opened in June 1973 by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, with Fred Ingram, the Lord Mayor of Oxford, also in attendance; Ingram had been involved with the scheme to establish the project. Other guests included Lady Jean Rankin, a lady-in-waiting, and the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough. The facility replaced an earlier home for elderly people on Banbury Road in North Oxford. The site was provided by St John's College, Oxford, which historically owned much of the land in the area known locally as Walton Manor. Originally a project of the British Red Cross, Wyndham House's connection with the Red Cross ceased in 1976. It was previously run by the Wyndham Housing Association and is now run by the Anchor Hanover Group. The home is situated on Plantation Road and also abuts Leckford Place off Leckford Road. Opposite on Leckford Place are part of d'Overbroeck's College (for Year 7 to Year 11) and a public house on the corner with Plantation Road, The Gardener's Arms.
History
Wyndham House was established as a retirement home in North Oxford, England, replacing an earlier home for elderly people on Banbury Road. The site was provided by St John's College, Oxford, which historically owned much of the land in the area known as Walton Manor. The project was originally a British Red Cross initiative, and Fred Ingram, the Lord Mayor of Oxford, was involved with the scheme to establish it. The home was officially opened in June 1973 by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. Also in attendance were Lady Jean Rankin, a lady-in-waiting, and the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough. The connection with the British Red Cross ceased in 1976. The home was previously run by the Wyndham Housing Association. It is now run by the Anchor Hanover Group. The building is located on Plantation Road and abuts Leckford Place off Leckford Road. Opposite on Leckford Place are part of d'Overbroeck's College (for Year 7 to Year 11) and a public house on the corner with Plantation Road, The Gardener's Arms.
- 1976
Connection with the British Red Cross ceased.
- 1973
Officially opened in June 1973 by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.
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A retirement home in North Oxford with a long history of charitable and housing association operation, now part of a larger care group.
Product categories. Retirement home services · Residential care for the elderly
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