The house was originally built in 1868 by the architect
Alfred Waterhouse. In the early 1870s, his daughter
Monica (later named Bridges) was brought up there. They moved into an even grander property,
Yattendon Court, which he had built in 1881. In the early years of the 20th century, Foxhill was occupied by
Rufus Isaacs, who was variously
Member of Parliament for Reading,
Lord Chief Justice of England, the
British ambassador to the United States and
Viceroy of India. In 1919 Isaacs sold the lease to
Hugo Hirst, founder of the
General Electric Company Ltd, who in 1934 became
Baron Hirst of Witton. Used for a period as student accommodation, Foxhill House was extensively restored between 2003 and 2005, in order to suit its new role as the home of the School of Law. Several new teaching rooms were also created. ==Gallery==