Bawdsey, The Manor 1899
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More about this scene

The house was built in 1866-1905 by Sir Cuthbert Quilter, MP and stockbroker. Here we see the construction still under way. It is said that Quilter added a new tower for each million he made - by 1905 there were nine towers. In 1936 the Air Ministry purchased Bawdsey Manor, and here Sir Robert Watson Watts led the team that developed radar - so crucial in the Battle of Britain.

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