Manor House, West Coker

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Coordinates: 50°55′8.8″N 2°41′3.8″W / 50.919111°N 2.684389°W / 50.919111; -2.684389
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Manor House
In 1894
LocationWest Coker, Somerset, England
Coordinates50°55′8.8″N 2°41′3.8″W / 50.919111°N 2.684389°W / 50.919111; -2.684389
Builtc. 1500
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated19 April 1961[1]
Reference no.1345845
Manor House, West Coker is located in Somerset
Manor House, West Coker
Location of Manor House in Somerset
The entrance to the Manor's driveway

The Manor House in West Coker, Somerset, England has medieval origins, however the earliest surviving portions of the current building probably date from around 1500. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]

History

The earlier manor house on the site, which may have been built around 1308,[2] was destroyed by fire in the 1457, and rebuilt with local Hamstone between 1473 and 1500.[3] The fire was started by an "armed mob" led by the local rector as part of a dispute between local families of the House of Courtenay who were Earls of Devon then led by Thomas de Courtenay, 5th/13th Earl of Devon and the Bonville family led by William Bonville, 1st Baron Bonville.[2]

The house was acquired by the Portman Family of Orchard Portman in 1591 who remodelled it around 1600 and held it until 1829 by which time it was a tenanted farmhouse owned by Edward Portman, 1st Viscount Portman.[4] The house was purchased by an architect, John Moore, in 1866, who carried out various restoration and rebuilding until he died, when the work was continued by his brother and sons.[2]

In 1907

Natal and Queensland, bought the Manor House. Many politicians and other members of The Establishment visited him at the house. He lived there until his death in 1939.[5] Sir Aston Webb or his son Maurice Webb, rebuilt the South East wing for Nathan in 1910,[1][2] and the house was profiled by Christopher Hussey in an early edition of Country Life magazine following the renovation and rebuilding.[2][6] In 1935 Nathan allowed the grounds to be used by local scout groups during the celebrations of the silver jubilee of George V.[7]

Architecture

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

overmantel above the fireplace.[1]

See also

  • List of Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset

References

  1. ^ a b c d Historic England. "Manor House (1345845)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
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  5. ^ Haydon, Anthony P. (1976). Sir Matthew Nathan (PDF). University of Queensland Press.
  6. ^ "The Manor House, West Coker, The Property of The Right Hon, Sir Matthew Nathan". Rostron & Edwards. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  7. ^ "History of the Group". West Coker Scout Group. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
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