Iris died in Vale House early in February 1999. Her last days in that strangely happy place had been so serene that it was impossible to feel sad at the time.Professor John Bayley, husband of Iris Murdoch.
Vale House is in the village of Sandford-on-Thames, close to the centre of Oxford and with easy access to the Oxford Ring Road (A34)
Vale House
Sandford Road
Sandford-on-Thames
Littlemore
Oxford
OX4 4XL
Tel 01865 718467
Note that Google points to Orchard House which is the name of the building on that site previous to Vale house. Google has been notified and we wait for the map to be updated.
On Friday 8 March, we were formally opened by HRH The Duke of Gloucester. Our picture shows HRH with Robin Edwards of GBS Architects, Catherine Oppenheimer our Chairman, and Tricia O'Leary, Head of Home.
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