Toddington Manor

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Toddington Manor is a 19th century country house in the English county of Gloucestershire. It is in the gothic style and was designed by Charles Hanbury-Tracy, 1st Baron Sudeley for himself and built between 1819 and 1840. It is a Grade I listed building. In 2004, planning permission to convert it into a hotel was denied after the scheme had attracted considerable local opposition. In 2005 it was purchased by the artist Damien Hirst who plans to restore it and use it as a family home and a gallery for his own works and his collection of works by other artists. As of November 2006 there are moves afoot to return the house to the rightful owners, the Sudeleys, by sueing Lloyds of London.

[edit] External links

• A website about Toddington
• A webpage about Toddington
• The DiCamillo Companion entry for Toddington Manor
• BBC story on Hirst's purchase of Toddington Manor - note that the "300 room" figure, although widely reported, is exaggerated.