Hillingdon House

51°32′34.15″N 000°27′55″W / 51.5428194°N 0.46528°W / 51.5428194; -0.46528

Hillingdon House
Front of Hillingdon House, pictured in 2012
Location within London Borough of Hillingdon
General information
Architectural style	Victorian
Location	Uxbridge
Town or city	Greater London
Country	England
Coordinates	51°32′34″N 0°27′55″W / 51.542819°N 0.465278°W / 51.542819; -0.465278
Completed	1717 Destroyed by fire - rebuilt 1844
Design and construction
Architect(s)	George Mair (1844 rebuild)[1]

Hillingdon House is a Grade II listed mansion in Hillingdon, Greater London. The original house was built in 1717 as a hunting lodge for the Duke of Schomberg. It was destroyed by fire and the present house was built in its place in 1844.

The British Government purchased Hillingdon House in 1915 and it became a military hospital. In 1917, what would become the Royal Air Force station RAF Uxbridge was established within the grounds. In military use, the house has served over time as the first headquarters for No. 11 Group RAF and RAF Bomber Command. The River Pinn passes through the grounds of the house from north to south, splitting the former RAF Uxbridge in two.

The Hillingdon House Farm estate to the north of the house includes the Hillingdon Sports and Leisure Complex (formerly Uxbridge Lido). The farm ceased operations in 1965 after the local council served a notice to quit on the tenant. The farmhouse on Honeycroft Hill became a council depot, followed by a plant nursery, before it was sold for residential housing.^[2]

Under plans approved in early 2011 for the redevelopment of the RAF station, the house will be renovated and converted to include a restaurant. As of 2014 it is not accessible to the public while the site undergoes redevelopment.