Hursley House, English country house in Hursley, England
The Queen Anne style mansion features grand architectural elements with symmetrical windows and a prominent central entrance spanning three floors.
William Heathcote purchased the estate from Richard Cromwell's daughters and commissioned the construction of the house between 1721 and 1724.
The lower ground floor contains the IBM Hursley Museum, displaying technological developments and computing artifacts from different periods.
The building functions as an executive briefing center for IBM, which acquired the property in 1963 and maintains the historical structure.
During World War II, Vickers Supermarine used the house for aircraft design, developing modifications for the Spitfire after their original facility was bombed.
Location: Hursley
GPS coordinates: 51.02660,-1.39870
Latest update: May 27, 2025 13:24
Hampshire features Roman ruins, medieval castles and Victorian fortresses. The region displays historic manor houses with gardens, a Greek mansion, old abbeys and natural areas. Visitors find museums of industrial history, a working windmill and archaeological sites.
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