Ealing’s derelict Twyford Abbey could be restored

A sealed off park near Hanger Lane that contains the historic and derelict Twyford Abbey could be opened up to the public under plans currently being consulted on.
Front of Twyford Abbey (c) Clarion Housing Group
There’s been a manor on the site for around 1,000 years, but in the early 19th-century, the site was purchased by Thomas Willan, a stagecoach proprietor who tasked the architect William Atkinson to re-model the house as a gothic-style mansion. Consistent with the spirit of the tim