Dorset House was a large house in Headington, Oxford, England.[1]

This villa, known in its later years as Dorset House, was built in 1878 on the south side of London Road, Oxford. It had several names during its lifetime:[1]

Catherine Caughey (1923–2008), who worked on codebreaking at Bletchley Park during World War II, subsequently trained as an occupational therapist at Dorset House.[2]

The house was acquired by Quintain property developers in 2006 and demolished in 2009.[1] Quintain sold the site to Berkeley Homes in September 2010 for £5m. The site was developed as student housing for Oxford Brookes University students during 2011–12.[3] and is managed by Unite, still under the name of Dorset House.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dorset House, 58 London Road". Headington history: Non-listed buildings. UK: www.headington.org.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. ^ Copeland, Jack; Bowen, Jonathan; Sprevak, Mark; Wilson, Robin; et al. (2017). "Notes on Contributors". The Turing Guide. Oxford University Press. p. 476. ISBN 978-0198747833.
  3. ^ Buratta, Chris (2 April 2011). "Student flats plan gets the go-ahead". Oxford Mail. UK.
  4. ^ "Dorset House". UK: Oxford Brookes University. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

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