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manors: stately homes; the home of the local lord in Feudal times, hence the lord of the manor; often manorhouses have become large farmhouses today.

Synonyms: manor-house, stately home

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140.—The Old Kitchen at Stanton Harcourt, in Oxfordshire

140.—The Old Kitchen at Stanton Harcourt, in Oxfordshire

The Antiquities of England and Wales (1786)

Published according to Act of Parliament by Alexr. Hogg, No 16 Paternoster Row. The remains of a castle or manor-house, wih crennelated walls (battlements) and I think a weather-vane (weathercock). A [...]

Keywords: manors, castles, trees, towers, greyscale

Places shown: Stanton Harcourt; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2007-08-11

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Stokesay Castle

Stokesay Castle

The Story of Some English Shires (1897)

“Shropshire is one of the most picturesque, as it is one of the most interesting, of English counties, possessing an interest of its own, as being the border-land between England and Wales, and associ [...]

Keywords: castles, manors, towers, water, trees, christmas, greyscale

Places shown: Stokesay; Shropshire; England

Added: 2006-08-18

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Wordsworth’s House, Rydal Mount

Wordsworth’s House, Rydal Mount

The Story of Some English Shires (1897)

“It is needless to speak of the glory shed over the Lake Country by the pen of Wordsworth, who gave an abiding expression to the influence which the varying moods of nature could exercise over the min [...]

Keywords: manors, houses, windows, greyscale

Places shown: Ambleside; Westmoreland; England

Added: 2006-05-24

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150.—Daneway House, Gloucestershire.

150.—Daneway House, Gloucestershire.

English Homes Vol III no. 1, Late Tudor (1922)

Plate 150 - The Entry

probably early 15th century in origin.

Keywords: interiors, manors, arches, doors, chairs, corridors, steps, colour

Places shown: Bisley; Gloucestershire; England

Added: 2006-01-12

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335.—The Great Chamber, Looking North.

335.—The Great Chamber, Looking North.

English Homes Vol III no. 1, Late Tudor (1922)

“It will be noticed that the ceiling is a reproduction of that in the ballroom at Knole (Fig. 294). The panelling is similar to that in the dining-room below, and all came out of the Quenby attics. It [...]

Keywords: interiors, ceilings, manors, furniture, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Hungarton; Leicestershire; England

Added: 2006-01-12

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169.—Condover Hall, Shropshire

169.—Condover Hall, Shropshire

English Homes Vol III no. 1, Late Tudor (1922)

A Corner of the North Elevation showing the position of the lead heads. “A Royal manor in Saxon times Condover, throughout the sixteenth century, was in and out of the hands of the Crown until, in 158 [...]

Keywords: manors, entrances, windows, colour

Places shown: Condover; Shropshire; England

Added: 2006-01-12

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173.—The South Front.

173.—The South Front.

English Homes Vol III no. 1, Late Tudor (1922)

Benthall Hall, North Shropshire. There were de Benthalls in 1120, and when, two centuries later, a Burnell of Acton Burnell marred their heiress he took her name as well as her property. Their descend [...]

Keywords: manors, windows, tudor architecture, backgrounds, wallpaper, greyscale

Places shown: Benthall; Shropshire; England

Added: 2008-02-29

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Cranborne Manor House: The Loggia

Cranborne Manor House: The Loggia

English Homes Vol III no. 1, Late Tudor (1922)

Located near Wimborne, Dorset, and now known for its gardens. It was originally built at the start of the 13th Century, but the entrance shown here is much later, postdating the English Civil War.

Keywords: manors, entrances, arches, colour

Places shown: Cranborne; Wimborne; Dorset; England

Added: 2006-01-12

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194.—The Parapet

194.—The Parapet

English Homes Vol III no. 1, Late Tudor (1922)

Taken at Condover Hall, Shropshire.

Keywords: backgrounds, wallpaper, manors, greyscale

Places shown: Condover; Shropshire; England

Added: 2006-01-12

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Stanton Court: The Centre of West Point

Stanton Court: The Centre of West Point

English Homes Vol III no. 1, Late Tudor (1922)

The porch and oriel projections are small, and gable-ended wings stretch forth. [p. xvi]. Nowadays you can stay at Stanton Court Cottages (I think this is the same place; it’s near Broadway, Worceste [...]

Keywords: manors, windows, creeper, windows, entrances, colour

Places shown: Stanton; Broadway; Worcestershire; England

Added: 2006-01-12

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262.—Knole, Kent.

262.—Knole, Kent.

English Homes Vol III no. 1, Late Tudor (1922)

Plate 260 - Bourchier’s Gate-house.

The home of the Sackvilles since 1603; it was first built in and around 1457 by Archbishop Bourchier.

Keywords: manors, castles, entrances, clocks, windows, towers, doors, colour

Places shown: Knole; Kent; England

Added: 2006-01-12

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195.—Condover Hall

195.—Condover Hall

English Homes Vol III no. 1, Late Tudor (1922)

The West Side.

Keywords: manors, trees, windows, chimneys, colour

Places shown: Condover; Shropshire; England

Added: 2006-01-12

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