, ▁daughter ▁of ▁Sir ▁William ▁Qu il ter , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron et , ▁married ▁Frederick ▁Den ny ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁and ▁later ▁had ▁Hor wood ▁House ▁as ▁her ▁country ▁residence . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁at ▁B aw d sey ▁Man or ▁that ▁she ▁knew ▁of ▁Harry ▁Th ro wer , ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁Per cy ▁Th ro wer , ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁gard ener ▁there , ▁it ▁being ▁his ▁first ▁garden ing ▁position . ▁ ▁When ▁Mau de ▁wanted ▁a ▁head ▁gard ener ▁at ▁Hor wood ▁House , ▁she ▁rec ru ited ▁Harry ▁and ▁he ▁remained ▁there ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁R AF ▁Base : ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁research ▁scient ists , ▁including ▁Robert ▁Watson - W att ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁Man or ▁to ▁begin ▁research ▁and ▁development ▁into ▁rad ar ▁for ▁practical ▁military ▁use ▁and ▁it ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁R AF ▁B aw d sey . ▁St ables ▁and ▁out build ings ▁were ▁converted ▁into ▁work sh ops ▁and ▁ 2 4 0   ft ▁wooden ▁receiver ▁to wers ▁and ▁ 3 6 0   ft ▁steel ▁transmit ter ▁to wers ▁were ▁built . ▁B aw d sey ▁was ▁the ▁Air ▁Ministry ' s ▁secret ▁rad ar ▁research ▁establishment ▁until ▁this ▁moved ▁away ▁on ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁war ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁key ▁rad ar ▁scient ists ▁of ▁the ▁day