. . "Valentines Mansion is situated within Valentines Park in Ilford, Redbridge. It was built in 1696 for Lady Tillotson, the widow of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and remained a family house until Sarah Ingleby, its last inhabitant, died on 3 January 1906. It became the property of Ilford Borough Council in 1912 and was used as council offices until 1994."@en .