Manor House, West Coker

Manor House, West Coker
Manor House
The entrance to the Manor's driveway
The entrance to the Manor's driveway
Location: West Coker, Somerset, England
Coordinates: 50°55′10″N 2°41′26″W / 50.91944°N 2.69056°W / 50.91944; -2.69056Coordinates: 50°55′10″N 2°41′26″W / 50.91944°N 2.69056°W / 50.91944; -2.69056
Built: c. 1500
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated: 19 April, 1961[1]
Reference #: 263875
Manor House, West Coker is located in Somerset
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Location of Manor House in Somerset

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]

The earlier manor house on the site was destroyed by fire in 1457, and rebuilt with local Ham stone between 1473 and 1500. 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. The house was purchased by an architect, John Moore, in 1875, who carried out various restoration and rebuilding until he died in 1878, when the work was continued by his brother. Sir Aston Webb rebuilt the South East wing in 1910.[1]

See also

  • List of Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset

References

  1. ^ a b c "Manor House". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=263875. Retrieved 2009-07-07. 


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