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Ramsbury Manor House
Hob Uid: 225275
Location : Wiltshire Ramsbury
Grid Ref : SU2542570815
Summary : Great house constructed 1681-83 in English Renaissance period style on the site of an earlier house constructed in 1560. A Medieval deer park (described in SU 27 SE 104) and garden features (SU 27 SE 115-6) surround the house. The bishops of Salisbury had, from the thirteenth century a park and a palace at Ramsbury Manor.
More information : (SU 25707096) Ramsbury Manor House (NAT) (1) A brick mansion with stone dressings built in 1676. A fine example of the English Renaissance period house of the time of Charles II. Brick built cottages round three sides of a square form an adjoining courtyard. Grade 1(2). A deer park of the Bishop of Salisbury at Ramsbury is recorded by Leland. In 1383 it was described as 4 miles in circuit. (2,3) An outstanding building in a good state of repair. Published survey 25" correct. Surrounding the house, and enclosing some 90 hectares is a park- pale, comprising a bank, average 8.0 m wide and 1.0 m high, with an outer ditch 6.0 m wide and 0.8 m deep. It is extremely well preserved, except for the east side, where it has probably been destroyed to improve the prospect from the front of the house. Delineated on field 6". (4-5) House constructed 1681-3, possibly by Robert Hooke for Sir William Jones on the site of an earlier house constructed by the Earl of Pembroke in 1560. Grade I. (6) A Medieval deer park (described in SU 27 SE 104) and Post Medieval garden features (SU 27 SE 115-6) surround the house. The bishops of Salisbury had, from the thirteenth century a park and a palace at Ramsbury Manor. (8-9)

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Source details : Shirley E P. 1867. English Deer Parks, 100
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Source details : Helen Winton/24-NOV-1999/RCHME: Lambourn Downs NMP
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Palace
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Constructed 1560
Monument End Date : 1560
Monument Start Date : 1560
Monument Type : House
Evidence : Demolished Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Constructed 1681-3
Monument End Date : 1683
Monument Start Date : 1681
Monument Type : Great House
Evidence : Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 310700
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SU 27 SE 6
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1973-01-25
End Date : 1973-01-25

Associated Activities :
Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 1999-01-01
End Date : 2000-12-31

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Ramsbury Manor House