Earlier Houses: There was at least one earlier house on, or near, the site of the current house.
House & Family History: Stanmore Hall is famous for its 1890s Morris & Co. interiors. During World War II the house was used as accommodation for officers of the Allied Expeditionary Air Force who were training for Operation Overlord. In the 1970s Stanmore was owned by the local health authority and used by the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital as a home for nurses. During the 1980s the house was converted into offices that housed a computer software company and, lastly, the UK headquarters of the Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo. In the 1990s Stanmore Hall was converted into condominiums.
Collections: A Morris & Co. tapestry, "The Failure of Sir Gawain and Sir Ewain to Achieve the Holy Grail," designed by Edward Burne-Jones and woven by Morris & Co. for Stanmore in 1894 as part of a set of six (this was the first in the series), was sold at Christie's on June 9, 2004, for £386,050. The set, commissioned by the Australian millionaire William Knox D'Arcy for the dining room at Stanmore, was called by Nicola Redway "one of the finest artistic achievements of the Arts and Crafts movement." Much of the contents were sold in 1920.
Garden & Outbuildings: The house today sits in just under three acres of grounds.
Architect: Brightwen Binyon
Date: 1880s
Title: Buildings of England: Middlesex, The
Author: Pevsner, Nikolaus
Year Published: 1951
Reference: pg. 146
Publisher: London: Penguin Books
ISBN: NA
Book Type: Hardback
Title: Country Life (magazine)
Author: NA
Year Published: NA
Reference: May 6, 1999
Publisher: Bath: Future plc
ISBN: NA
Book Type: Magazine
House Listed: Grade II*
Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSES: James Forbes, late 18th century. Thomas Teed, until 1842. SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: Robert Hollond, 1847-77. William Knox D'Arcy, 1886-1917.
Current Ownership Type: Flat Owners Company / Condo Association
Primary Current Ownership Use: Flats / Multi Family
Ownership Details: Converted into 22 flats in 1998
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No