House & Family History: The house today called Juniper Hall was originally a 17th century public house called The Royal Oak, which was purchased in the 18th century by Sir Cecil Bisshopp, who lived here while he was building the neighboring (and confusingly named) Juniper Hill. Sir Cecil died in 1779, before his new house was completed; David Jenkinson bought both houses and finished building Juniper Hill. Juniper Hall was the center of a group of French exiles in the late 18th century, including Anne Louise Germaine de Staël (the famous Madame de Staël), who joined her lover, Comte Louis de Narbonne-Lara, here in January of 1793. Fanny Burney's sister, Mrs. Phillips, lived at Juniper Hall and it was in the Temple Room of the House that Fanny met her future husband, General Alexandre D'Arblay, an artillery officer who was formerly adjutant-general to Lafayette and a member of the émigré community at Juniper. Fanny became Madame D'Arblay on July 31, 1793 in the village church in Mickleham and was a frequent visitor to Madame de Stael at Juniper Hall. Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord also lived at Juniper, between 1792 and 1793, as part of the group of French émigrés. In 1800 Juniper Hall was sold, together with approximately 50 acres, to Thomas Broadwood, the son of John Broadwood, a member of the famous piano manufacturing family. The last private owner of Juniper Hall was the MacAndrew family, who much altered the House in the 1880s, leaving it in its present form. During World War II Juniper Hall was occupied by the Canadian Army as part of the build-up for the Normandy D-Day landings; the House was sold in 1945 by Miss MacAndrew to the National Trust (it today forms part of the Trust's Box Hill Estate). In 1947 Juniper Hall opened as a field center, one of the original four centers opened by the Field Studies Council following the end of World War II. The House remains today a field center, still operated by the Field Studies Council.

House Listed: Grade II

Park Listed: Not Listed

Past Seat / Home of: Sir Cecil Bisshopp, 18th century. David Jenkinson, 1780-1800. Thomas Broadwood, early 19th century. MacAndrew family, 19th century-1945.

Current Ownership Type: The National Trust

Primary Current Ownership Use: Other

Ownership Details: Leased by the National Trust to the Field Studies Council and operated as the Juniper Hall Field Centre.

House Open to Public: By Appointment

Phone: 08454-583-507

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.field-studies-council.org

Historic Houses Member: No