History
It is believed to be the first purpose-built hall outside Oxford and Cambridge, and is designed in the Oxford college style; with a clock tower and a lawned quadrangle. The hall was donated by Lady Harriet Wantage in memory of her husband Lord Robert Loyd-Lindsay, 1st Baron Wantage. Wantage Hall was built in 1908 and served as the Headquarters of RAF Reserve Command during World War II; a new court was added in 1970.
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