Ipsden is a village and civil parish in the Chiltern Hills in South Oxfordshire, about 3 miles southeast of Wallingford. It is almost equidistant from Oxford and Reading, Berkshire. Continue reading... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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1. Braziers ParkIpsden Braziers Park is a country house and Grade II* listed building at Ipsden, Oxfordshire, England. The house is owned and operated by a friendly society as a residential adult education college, and centre for the School of Integrative Social Research. Today the school predominantly functions as an intentional community.The house once belonged to the Fleming family, and the room that was once Ian Fleming's nursery is now a library. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
2. Blenheim PalaceWoodstock Blenheim & Woodstock was a railway station constructed in the neoclassical style which served the town of Woodstock and Blenheim Palace in the English county of Oxfordshire. The station, as well as the line, was constructed by the Duke of Marlborough and was privately run until 1897 when it became part of the Great Western Railway. The number of trains serving the station was cut in the late 1930s, and again in 1952 down to only six trains a day. The last train ran on 27 February 1954 adorned with a wreath. The station building was initially converted into a garage and petrol station. Then the forecourt of the site was no longer used as a petrol station, but for used car sales only with a building company using some of the land behind the station. There were proposals for demolishing the b... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Ipsden Videos
Mr Bean's Space Age House Oxfordshire (Rowan Atkinson)
Prize winning design by Richard Meier & Partners Architects LLP with Berman Guedes Stretton RIBA has won an award from the Royal Institute of British Architects. Built on the site of 1930s Handsmooth House near Well Place, Ipsden. The original house was a large but rather run-down building that might have been the setting for an Agatha Christie novel. At the time of videoing the house appears externally complete but is unoccupied. Access is via Urquhart Lane which is an unadopted bridleway. Pritzker Prize-winning architect Richard Meier designed the new house.
The 30ft (9m) high building is described as split into two futuristic wings connected by a transparent Star Trek-style walkway.
After living so many years in a miserable bed-sit who can blame Mr Bean for wanting something more luxurious!!!