[3] 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.

[4] 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.

Subsequently, the house was used by his daughter, Muriel, and her husband Leslie Carr Gamage until about 1958 when the University gained possession.

[8] 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.

[1] Foxhill house was extended in 2009, in order to make room for more offices for academics and teaching staff.