The Elms is an historic house in Old Bedhampton, near Havant, Hampshire in England. It is a Grade II* listed building [1] The house was built in the 17th century and improved in the Gothic revival style during the 18th. [2]
Midway through the 19th century the owner, Sir Theophilus Lee, [3] invited his second cousin Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, to dine there, commissioning a room [4] in his honour. [5] Lee's son, Authur, was MP for Havant at the end of the 19th century. [6]
Today it forms part of the Manor Trust, [7] a housing charity providing sheltered accommodation for elderly local residents.
The Elms is an historic house in Old Bedhampton, near Havant, Hampshire in England. It is a Grade II* listed building [1] The house was built in the 17th century and improved in the Gothic revival style during the 18th. [2]
Midway through the 19th century the owner, Sir Theophilus Lee, [3] invited his second cousin Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, to dine there, commissioning a room [4] in his honour. [5] Lee's son, Authur, was MP for Havant at the end of the 19th century. [6]
Today it forms part of the Manor Trust, [7] a housing charity providing sheltered accommodation for elderly local residents.