Boston Manor

Boston Manor House stands in Brentford, on the west side of Boston Manor Road in the London Borough of Hounslow. It is a Jacobean manor house built in 1622 with thick red-brick walls and three storeys. The house has three gables on its longer sides and two on the shorter, with stone coping and rainwater downpipes dated 1662, 1670 and 1915. The windows are set into stone architraves with a stone cornice between the second and third storeys. It sits in 20 acres of gently sloping parkland that descends to the River Brent. The house has strong historical ties to figures like Dame Mary Reade, who built it in 1622, and James Clitherow, who added a third gable in 1670. It was damaged during the Second World War by a V1 bomb and later used as a school before restoration. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother reopened it in 1963 as a visitor centre and museum. The Friends of Boston Manor now help maintain the house and park, and after six years of work it reopened in 2023. Visitors find a Grade I listed manor with original Jacobean features and later alterations. The park includes a lake and open green space, and the house itself has a grand staircase and period rooms. The grounds slope down to the River Brent, offering peaceful walks. The manor has also served as a film set for period productions. Restoration work has stabilised the structure while preserving its historic character.