Ebrington Manor
Ebrington Manor is a grade II listed[1] manor house in the parish of Ebrington in Gloucestershire, England. Since 1476[2] it has been a seat of the Fortescue family, since 1789 Earls Fortescue.
Location[edit]
It is located within the village of Ebrington in Gloucestershire,[3] immediately to the south-west of the parish church of Ebrington.[4]
History[edit]
The house dates back to the fourteenth or fifteenth century, and was significantly altered twice, in the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries.[5][2] It was built on land purchased by Sir John Fortescue (c.1394-1479), who was Chief Justice of the King's Bench.[5]
An heraldic cartouche above the entrance door displays the arms of Fortescue impaling Aylmer, representing Hugh Fortescue (1665–1719), and his second wife Lucy Aylmer, whom he married after 1708, a daughter of Matthew Aylmer, 1st Baron Aylmer (circa 1650–1720), grandparents of Hugh Fortescue, 1st Earl Fortescue (1753-1841).[6]
During World War II the house was run by the American Red Cross for rest and recuperation for United States Army Air Forces bomber crews.[7] In 1970 the house was the location of an attempted murder and arson.[8]
The current Earl has three daughters and no sons. Therefore the family has been involved in a campaign to change inheritance laws.[9]
It was listed as a grade II building by English Heritage on 25 August 1960.[3][5]
Architecture[edit]
The limestone building has grey slate roofs and a central five flue chimney. The main body of the house includes a 17th centy hall and balustraded gallery. There is extensive plasterwork throughout the house, some of which was moved from a summerhouse in the grounds.[1] The main entrance gate piers and the summer-house in the grounds are both grade II* listed buildings.[10][11] The garden was laid out in the 1940s.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Ebrington Manor". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Fortescue: Ebrington Manor, Gloucestershire". Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Ebrington Manor". British Listed Buildings. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Google (29 March 2020). "Ebrington Manor" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Ebrington Manor, (also known as Ebrington Hall), Chipping Campden, England". Parks and Gardens. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ See image [1] Archived 2014-05-14 at the Wayback Machine in listed building text described incorrectly as "Aylmer quartering Fortescue."[2] Archived 2017-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ebrington Manor". American Air Museum. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "REYNOLDS, John Gerrard Patrick: attempted murder, arson and other offences on 28..." National Archives. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Bell, Matthew (15 June 2013). "To the manor born: The female aristocrats battling to inherit the title". Independent. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Historic England. "GATE PIERS AND WALLS AT END OF DRIVE TO EBRINGTON MANOR (1088546)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "SUMMER HOUSE IN GROUNDS OF EBRINGTON MANOR (1170833)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 April 2015.