Valentines Mansion is situated in Valentines Park in the London Borough of Redbridge. Built in 1696 for Lady Tillotson, the widow of the Archbishop of Canterbury, it was a family house until Sarah Ingleby, its last inhabitant, died on 3 January 1906. It became the property of Ilford Borough Council and was used as council offices until 1994. It is owned by the London Borough of Redbridge. It is a Grade II listed building and is on the Buildings at Risk Register[4] It is currently undergoing an extensive refurbishment financed by the Heritage Lottery Fund and by Redbridge. This work was completed in November 2008. The Mansion will re-open for public inspection on the weekend of 14 February 2009 St Valentine's Day.