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.
It is located within the village of Ebrington in Gloucestershire, [3] immediately to the south-west of the parish church of Ebrington. [4]
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]
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]
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.
It is located within the village of Ebrington in Gloucestershire, [3] immediately to the south-west of the parish church of Ebrington. [4]
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]
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]