Gatcombe House
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- Not to be confused with Gatcombe Park
| Gatcombe House | |
| Hampshire | |
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SZ49298500 |
| Location: | 50°39’45"N, 1°18’14"W |
| Village: | Gatcombe |
| History | |
| Built 1750 | |
| For: | Sir Edward Meux Worsley |
| Country house | |
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Gatcombe House is a 15,234 square-foot manor house in Gatcombe on the Isle of Wight, Hampshire.
The original building was constructed by the Stur (Estur) family as noted in the Domesday Book. St Olave's Church, built next to the manor to serve as its chapel, was dedicated in 1292. The estate also belonged at one time to the Lisles of Wootton.[1]
The present stone building stands in hanging woods. It was built in 1750 for Sir Edward Meux Worsley (1716 – 1762), and is typical of the country houses of the time of King George III. The manor was afterwards purchased by Alexander Baring, 1st Baron Ashburton. It was later owned by Sir Charles Seely.
Gatcombe House is a Grade II* listed building.[2]
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References
- ↑ Jenkinson, Henry Irwin (1876). Jenkinson's smaller practical guide to the Isle of Wight (Now in the public domain. ed.). pp. 118–. https://books.google.com/books?id=bAoHAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA118. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1209216: Gatcombe House (Grade II* listing)
