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Elmore Court The Bronets Of Guise

Elmore Court is a beautiful manor and ancient house with many acres of property which belonged to the Baronets of Elmore, the Guise family, since the 13th century. My great-great-grandfather, Martin George Guise, ...Read more

A memory of Elmore by Miguel De Althaus

Army Barracks Overlooking Vivary Park

I lived in the Army Barracks [Jelelahbad] from around 1960-61 and went to Mary Magdalene School which is now closed and used as an auctions room. One teacher I recall was a Mr Oak and pupils were Margaret ...Read more

A memory of Taunton in 1960

Family Home

I wish there was more history related to the house. I'm very interested to know how it was used before it became a place of bad memories. I am sorry to hear it became a reform school where children were abused but I am doing my family ...Read more

A memory of Barwick by Laura Walker

East Barsham Manor 1929 Photograh

The 1929 photograph was taken when my stepfather's father, Douglas J Coleman owned it. His father, Edward J. Coleman, bought it in 1915, the year my stepfather was born. This is where he (Peter ...Read more

A memory of East Barsham by Bunny Garst

Whitfield During World Wat Ii

My father was the Head Gardener and also commander of the local Home Guard. We lived in the servants quarters of the Manor House which was otherwise unoccupied at the time. Later ...Read more

A memory of Whitfield in 1940 by David Hill

A Tour Around Prehistoric Stones At Avebury

Avebury is an interesting place to visit for history, archaeology and garden interests. My wife, Elizabeth, and I saw it on Sunday 24th April in bright hot sunshine when the stones are at their best; ...Read more

A memory of Avebury in 2011 by John Howard Norfolk

County Oak Tushmore Sports And Social Club

So named because members were from north of Crawley on the main A23 Brighton Road, not big enough to be a village, but a hamlet stretching half a mile north and south of todays Manor Royal Estate ...Read more

A memory of Crawley in 1954 by Tony Tester

Grandmother Lived In Penny Bridge Manor

My grandmother Sarah Hewitt was supposed to have lived in Penny Bridge manor and had a sister, I think, who drowned crossing the river - before the bridge was put in, maybe? - but I cannot find any information on her or her family. I would really appreciate any information. What a beautiful place!!

A memory of Penny Bridge by Sarah Coleman

Walsh Manor

l too was a pupil at Walsh Manor, unfortunately my memory of the school was not such a happy one. After l left l also went to St Michael's in Uckfield, which wasn't much better, although l made some life-long friends there, who l ...Read more

A memory of Crowborough in 1964

School Holidays At Abington Park

I was born in 1951 in Lutterworth Road, Northampton just a 5 minutes' walk from one of the most beautiful parks in the country - Abington Park. Originally part of the Wantage family estate, it boasted a ...Read more

A memory of Little Billing in 1959 by Andrew Beardsmore

Captions

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Caption For Amble, Queen Street C1965

On Queen Street are the scant remains of the medieval manor house that once belonged to Tynemouth Priory: a fragment of wall and a 15th-century window.

Caption For Ticehurst, From Myskyns 1903

Nearby, Pashley is a 17th-century manor house with beautiful gardens.

Caption For Canford Magna, The Manor C1886

Canford Manor, not far from Wimborne, dates from the early years of the 19th century, though it stands on the site of an ancient house which once belonged to the Earls of Salisbury.

Caption For Aldershot, Wellington Street 1892

Before assuming the role of the first military town in Britain, Aldershot was no more than a pretty village comprising a church, a manor house and several farms.

Caption For Skelton, Castle 1891

There was a castle here in the 12th century; the Bruce family were once lords of the manor.

Caption For Lyndhurst, Crown Hotel 1897

That great huntsman William I held the manor of Lyndhurst in his own hands after the land around was taken in as a hunting forest.

Caption For Southall, The Manor House 1965

Now very much a part of north London, Southall boasts this attractive manor house, much used as the headquarters of a municipal department in recent years.

Caption For Crackington Haven, Looking South 1920

An ancient settlement whose manor, a mile inland, is mentioned in the Domesday Book, it looks completely different today.

Caption For Bellerby, The Village 1896

From the 13th century, the village was part of the huge 3000-acre manor estate of the de Bellerbys.

Caption For Coltishall, A Cornfield 1902

The villagers of Coltishall were favoured by Henry III: The local lords of the manor could not order the locals to do anything, or dispose of them, settle their quarrels or disputes or force them into

Caption For Milton Malsor, The War Memorial C1965

This is a scene of contrasts, featuring Manor Cottage, an 18th-century thatched stone-built house, and the dull 1960s house to the left.

Caption For Overstone, Swimming Pool C1955

The next two views were taken around the swimming pool north of Overstone Manor.

Caption For Scarborough, From The Fish Pier 1890

By 1920 Scarborough could boast no less than ten top hotels, including the 100-bedroom Pavilion and the 160-bedroom Manor Private.

Caption For Littlebourne, The Green 1903

The manor belonged to the abbey of St Augustine and to an?

Caption For West Stafford, St Andrew's Church C1955

The Manor House is behind the tree and the tile-topped wall.

Caption For Bamford, The Village C1955

The manor of Bamford was owned by the de Bamford family from the 13th century until 1816, when it was sold to Joseph Fenton of Crimble.

Caption For Lavenham, The Guildhall C1955

In 1887 the Guildhall and the adjoining properties were purchased and restored by Sir Cuthbert Quilter of Bawdsey Manor, who was also MP for the Sudbury Division.

Caption For Eastwell, The Towers C1960

Along with the gatehouse next door, they announce the entrance to Eastwell Manor.

Caption For Whitewell, The Hotel 1921

Now 'The Inn at Whitewell', the place has a reputation for serving good food and was built towards the end of the 14th century as a manor house by Walter Urswyck, a Keeper in the Royal Forest.

Caption For Fairhaven, Clifton Drive 1927

Having held the manor since 1606, the Cliftons were instrumental in its development as a select residential and resort town during the 19th century.

Caption For Herstmonceux, Castle, West Front 1890

It is suggested that the remains of Herstmonceux Castle form part of the oldest brick mansion in Britain; it was built in 1441, following a grant from the King to Roger de Fiennes to 'embattle' his manor-house

Caption For Amberley, The Castle C1955

Amberley Castle, which lies on higher ground above the River Arun's flood plain, is in fact a fortified manor house constructed between the 13th and 16th centuries by the Bishops of Chichester as part

Caption For Caldy, The Village C1955

The estate of Caldy Manor was purchased by Mr R W Barton in 1832 for the then princely sum of £18,900.

Caption For Ellington, All Saints Church 1906

This beautiful parish church of All Saints was built by the abbot of Ramsey for his manor estate in the late 14th and 15th centuries.