Well Farm, Banstead
Well Farm is reputed to be the oldest house in Banstead, Surrey, and is named after The Old Well nearby. It's a large and beautiful Grade II listed house which dates in part from the 15th century, and it stands in extensive grounds. In 1954 the property was bought by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Lord Tedder, who retired to Banstead and lived there until his death in 1967.
Arthur Tedder had a distinguished military career, serving in both world conflicts. In the Second World War, as a highly regarded tactician he was Eisenhower’s trusted Deputy Supreme Allied Commander and was closely involved in planning the Allied invasions of Sicily and France. After the war, as Chief of the Air Staff, he implemented arrangements for the Berlin Airlift of 1948, one of the first major international crises of the Cold War.
Lord Tedder died at Well Farm, and his ashes are buried in St Clement Danes, the Central Church of the Royal Air Force, in London.
Well Farm, Banstead
Well Farm is reputed to be the oldest house in Banstead, Surrey, and is named after The Old Well nearby. It's a large and beautiful Grade II listed house which dates in part from the 15th century, and it stands in extensive grounds. In 1954 the property was bought by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Lord Tedder, who retired to Banstead and lived there until his death in 1967.
Arthur Tedder had a distinguished military career, serving in both world conflicts. In the Second World War, as a highly regarded tactician he was Eisenhower’s trusted Deputy Supreme Allied Commander and was closely involved in planning the Allied invasions of Sicily and France. After the war, as Chief of the Air Staff, he implemented arrangements for the Berlin Airlift of 1948, one of the first major international crises of the Cold War.
Lord Tedder died at Well Farm, and his ashes are buried in St Clement Danes, the Central Church of the Royal Air Force, in London.