One of 16 country houses or 'flak homes' which catered for approximately 25 airmen at a time to come for Rest and Recuperation away from the stress of flying missions. Run by the American Red Cross, each serviceman was entitled to at least one rest period during their 25-30 mission tours.



This relatively modern house was designed by Sir Ernest George on behalf of the Mason family and built (1904-1908) on the site of an earlier hall dating back to the 1760s.



At the end of the war the house was a maternity home for a short while and in 1946 it became a District Police Training Academy. Currently a conference centre.