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Arle Court

Purschased by George Dowty in 1935, Arle Court is situated on the outskirts of Cheltenham, this is where Arle Court House and the Dowty Group factories were located.

  • Arle Court - Building Works

    Arle Court - Building Works

    Photographs recording the modifications that were carried out in the early 1960’s at Arle Court House for a new Executive ...
  • Arle Court - Christmas Sledge

    Arle Court - Christmas Sledge

    Photographs of the Arle Court Christmas Sledge!
  • Arle Court - Cinema

    Arle Court - Cinema

    Photographs showing the Cinema at Arle Court which was used for Business Presentations; Safety Films and employee training purposes. Some memories ...
  • Arle Court - History of the House

    Arle Court - History of the House

    Arle Court was built between 1854-1858 for Thomas Walter Packer Butt on Grovefield, a 74 acre estate which was part ...
  • Arle Court - New Soil Drain

    Arle Court - New Soil Drain

    Photographs of the installation of a new soil drain in 1960, the length of which apparently ran all the way ...
  • Arle Court - Private Army

    Arle Court - Private Army

    The Home Guard (initially Local Defence Volunteers or LDV) was a defence organisation of the British Army during the Second ...
  • Arle Court - Site Photos

    Arle Court - Site Photos

    Aerial photographs of Arle Court House and gardens, also Dowty Hydraulic Units and Dowty Fuel Systems
  • Arle Court House - Post Dowty

    Arle Court House - Post Dowty

    Photographs of Arle Court House post Dowty and pre Manor by the Lake (Wedding Venue) Sir George Dowty helped preserve a ...
  • Arle Court House & Gardens

    Arle Court House & Gardens

    Photographs of Arle Court House and Garden, showing the beautiful rooms inside the house
  • Arle Court Staff - 1950's

    Arle Court Staff - 1950's

    Photographs of Arle Court staff in the early 1950s
  • Balladoole House - Isle of Man

    Balladoole House - Isle of Man

    Balladoole House was the Isle of Man residence of Sir George and Lady Dowty. The origins of the name Balladoole date ...
  • Dowty Group Services - F Block

    Dowty Group Services - F Block

    Photographs from 1966 showing the newly built Dowty Group Services, Arle Court “F Block”, where the Works Engineering, Finance Department ...
  • History of Arle

    History of Arle

    Booklet about the History of Arle issued by the Dowty Group Public Relations Department
  • Ron Franklin - Dowty Chauffeur

    Ron Franklin - Dowty Chauffeur

    Photographs of Ron Franklin who worked as a personal chauffeur at Dowty Arle Court until his death in March 1988. The ...
  • Works Dining Facilities - Extension

    Works Dining Facilities - Extension

    Photographs below record the building works that were being carried out in 1957 to extend the Works Dining facilities at ...
  • Yard Bay Extension Project

    Yard Bay Extension Project

    During 1957 a great deal of modernisation and building works were taking place at Arle Court. One project which was captured ...
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