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St Audries Park Manor house at West Quantoxhead in the Quantock Hills of Somerset, England, was the manor house of the Acland family. [2] It was rebuilt on the site of an earlier house, between 1835 and 1870 [ 1 ] and has had a number of owners since Sir Alexander sold the building.
Wigborough Manor House is a manor house in South Petherton, Somerset, England. It was partly built in 1585, although it was never completed to the original designs and was subsequently modified. It was partly built in 1585, although it was never completed to the original designs and was subsequently modified.
The two-storey house now has a U-shaped plan following the additions to the original house in the 17th and 20th centuries. The west front is of six bays. Above the porch is the arms of the Portman family. Behind the porch is a screens passage leading to the hall and a staircase to a minstrels' gallery.
Barrington Court is a Tudor manor house begun around 1538 and completed in the late 1550s, with a vernacular 17th century stable court. After repair by Alfred Hoare Powell, it was the first house acquired by the National Trust, in 1907, on the recommendation of the antiquarian Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley. [8]
The other Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset are manor houses, built over long periods by local Lords of the Manor. The Tudor Barrington Court was the first country house acquired by the National Trust, in 1907, on the recommendation of the antiquarian Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley. [105]
The Abbot's Fish House, Meare: c. 1330: 1008018 [54] I [55] Meare: The Abbot's Fish House, was built between 1322 and 1335 when Adam of Sodbury was the abbot of Glastonbury Abbey. The upper floor was the abode of the chief fisherman and the ground floor was used for storing nets and the salting and preparing fish.
Chapel Cleeve is a Grade II listed manor house in West Somerset, dating back to the 15th century. Over the centuries, the house has passed through many families as well as serving as a refuge for pilgrims, and more recently as a hotel. In 1998, Jeannie Wilkins and her partner bought Chapel Cleeve for £360,000.
Gournay Court in the parish of West Harptree, Somerset, England, is a country house built circa 1600. The house, along with the manor of West Harptree, was owned by the Duchy of Cornwall. During World War I, it became a hospital. In 1928, it was bought by Sir Edward Geoffrey Hippisley-Cox.