Walton Hall, Warwickshire

Walton Hall is a 16th-century country mansion at Walton, near Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, now in use as a hotel operated by Sunday Hotels. It is a Grade II* listed building. The Manor of Walton was owned by the Lestrange family from the 15th century. In 1541, Barbara Lestrange, heiress of Walton, married Robert Mordaunt. Their son Lestrange Mordaunt was created 1st Baronet Mordaunt in 1611. In 1858, Sir Charles Mordaunt, 10th Baronet, retained architect George Gilbert Scott to design a new mansion house in the Gothic Revival style. The current Walton Hall has existed since the mid-19th century, but it sits on the site of several older manor houses and its cellars date back to Queen Elizabeth I's time. It was Sir Charles Mordaunt who built the Victorian manor house that guests stay in today, and the matching chapel where wedding blessings take place. The house was completed in 1862 and became infamous through a divorce scandal involving Sir Charles and his wife Harriet several years later. In the mid-20th century, the main property was owned by the Ministry of Defence and used as a training camp for Army cadets and the rest of the estate was used as a girls' boarding school between 1963 and 1969. Following its period as a boarding school, Walton Hall was purchased by Lord Field (who also owned Pitfour Castle in Perth), who restored the historic country house for use as a private

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