Business school Berkhamsted



spire of chapel @ grade 1 ashridge house, showing natural trust ashridge estate behind


ashridge executive education prestigious business school divine location , occupying grade 1 listed ashridge house, former stately home of duke of bridgewater, set in 190 acres of rolling parkland, 2 miles outside berkhamsted. house occupies site of earlier ashridge priory, college of monastic order of bonhommes founded in 1283 edmund, 2nd earl of cornwall, resided in castle. after dissolution of monasteries, henry viii bequeathed property daughter, elizabeth. in 1800, home of francis egerton, 3rd duke of bridgewater, affectionately known father of inland navigation.ashridge house constructed between 1808 , 1814 design james wyatt later work nephew jeffrey wyattville. architecture critic nikolaus pevsner described largest of romantic palaces near london ... spectacular composition . in 1928 urban hanlon broughton purchased house gift conservative party intended commemorate bonar law first 15 years, became college of citizenship established conservative party develop intellectual forces in struggles left-wing organisations such fabian society. became cross between think-tank , training centre , had arthur bryant educational adviser. in 2015 ashridge merged hult international business school, american business school campuses in 7 cities around world. activities include open , tailored executive education programmes, mba, msc , diploma qualifications, organisation consulting, applied research , online learning. ashridge uk specialist business school degree awarding powers, giving equivalent status university in awarding degrees.








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