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A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor in Europe. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals with manorial tenants and great banquets.
The Victorian Society is a membership charity which campaigns for Victorian architecture. In the United States, Victorian house styles include Second Empire , Queen Anne , Stick (and Eastlake Stick ), Shingle , Richardsonian Romanesque , and others.
There is no precise definition of "great house", and the understanding varies among countries. In England, while most villages would have had a manor house since time immemorial, originally home of the lord of the manor and sometimes referred to as "the big house", not all would have anything as lavish as a traditional English country house, one of the traditional markers of an established ...
Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire. During the Victorian era, vast country houses were built in a variety of styles by wealthy industrialists and bankers. Following the Industrial Revolution of the 18th century, a third category of country houses was built as newly rich industrialists and bankers were eager to display their wealth and taste.
Earnscliffe is a Victorian manor in Ottawa, Ontario, built in the Gothic Revival style. [1] During the late 19th century, it was home to Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald. Since 1930, it has served as the residence of the British High Commissioner to Canada.
Victorian architecture is a series of architectural revival styles in the mid-to-late 19th century. Victorian refers to the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901), called the Victorian era, during which period the styles known as Victorian were used in construction. However, many elements of what is typically termed "Victorian" architecture did ...
The mansion has been described as one of the greatest houses of the Victorian era. [5] [6] Mentmore was inherited by Hannah Primrose, Countess of Rosebery, née Rothschild, and owned by her descendants, the Earls of Rosebery. Mentmore was the first of what were to become virtual Rothschild estates in the Vale of Aylesbury.
Herringswell Manor, Herringswell, Suffolk – c.2002–2007 by City and Country Group. Dunston Hill Mansion House, Whickham, Gateshead, Tyne And Wear – 2003–2006 by McCarrick Construction (formerly a hospital), into 11 apartments, stables into 2 homes, plus newly built 10 flats and 24 dwellings.