Aston House
Aston House was a prominent 17th-century residence with large parkland situated opposite the parish church in Aston, Hertfordshire in southern England. The house was demolished in 1961 by the Stevenage New Town Development Corporation after occupying it as its initial HQ. The site was developed and named Yeomans Drive in memory of Arthur Yeomans, the last owner in 1939 when it was requisitioned by the War Office. The adjoining parkland became Stevenage Golf and Conference Centre in April 1980.
1940s: SOE – Station XII E.S.6.(WD)
Aston House became the Research and Development Centre of sabotage explosives and weapons for the
Secret Intelligence Service, ›Francis Arthur Freeth, Colin Meek and Cecil Vandepeer Clarke
.
Decline
The only remaining building is the coach house with clock tower on Yeoman's Drive, Aston.
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