The house from the Jun 30, 1860 issue of "The Illustrated London News"
Built / Designed For: Charles Buxton
House & Family History: Foxwarren is a classic polychrome brick Victorian Gothic style house, complete with stepped gables, a tower, and terracotta plaques. During World War II the Foxwarren Estate was home to a Vickers research facility that worked on Operation Chastise, a secret project to develop "bouncing bombs." These special bombs were used in the raid commonly known as the Dambusters Raid the night of May 16-17, 1943, when the Royal Air Force attacked German dams in the Ruhr Valley. In the early 1960s Elizabeth Taylor and her husband Eddie Fisher rented Foxwarren as their temporary home while Liz was filming "Cleopatra" for 20th Century Fox at nearby Pinewood Studios.
Architect: Frederick (Frederic) Barnes
Date: 1860House Listed: Grade II*
Park Listed: Not Listed
Current Seat / Home of: Ben Ruddock
Past Seat / Home of: Charles Buxton, 1860-71. Alfred Ezra, 1919-55. Hannah Weinstein, 20th century.
Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No