The first recorded mention

The first recorded mention of a manor house being built at Tyttenhanger, by Abbott Richard.

The second manor house

The second manor house is built on the site by Abbott John de la Moot (and his unnamed successor) after the first house had been demolished for being too close to the main road to London.

Deer park

A deer park is established at the property by Abbott William.

King Henry VIII

King Henry VIII grants the manor and park to Nicholas Briscowe, and then in 1547 to Sir Thomas Pope. Previously Henry VIII had stayed at Tyttenhanger for two weeks to escape an epidemic of “sweating sickness” in London.

The manor house

The manor house passes to the Blounts.

The medieval manor

The medieval manor house is demolished.

The current mansion

The current mansion house is built on the same location by Henry Blount with the architect Peter Mills - parts of the basement are believed to date back to the previous manor house.

The Yorke family

The mansion house passes to the Yorke family (the Earls of Hardwick).

The Earls of Caledon

The mansion house passes to the Earls of Caledon whose family line, including Lady Jane Van Koughnet, daughter of the 4th Earl of Caledon, occupy the house until the 1970’s.

John Bonnington

The mansion house is purchased by the renowned architect John Bonnington and much of the property is sensitively converted into offices.

Barhale Properties Buy Tyttenhanger

The mansion house is purchased by Barhale Properties. Barhale’s Founder and Chairman, Dennis Curran states, “Our desire is to see Tyttenhanger Park sympathetically restored to its previous splendour whilst also securing its sustainable future for generations to come.”