Bourn Hall Bourn



bourn hall clinic


the present bourn hall built on site of wooden castle burnt down during peasants revolt. timber-framed house built in 16th century added in 1602 hagar family in form of three-sided courtyard hall. rainwater gutters @ front of hall still have initials of john , francis hagar.


the hagar family left bourn hall in 1733 , estate belonged de la warrs until 1883. during period bourn visited queen victoria , prince albert while staying @ wimpole hall. last family connection village lady mary, daughter of 7th earl , wife of major griffin, bought hall in 1921 , lived there until 1957. property acquired peter , ann king. bourn hall bought patrick steptoe , bob edwards in 1980 , became world-famous clinic treatment of infertility.







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