Shapwick Manor
Shapwick Manor at Shapwick in the county of Somerset, England, is a medieval manor house, largely remodelled in the 19th century by Henry Strangways on his return from South Australia in 1871. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1] It is not to be confused with Shapwick House, formerly an hotel, and more recently a rental property, which lies to the north of the village. HistoryThe manor of Shapwick originally belonged to Glastonbury Abbey, forming part of its Pouholt (Polden) estate in 729.[2] The building that is known as Shapwick House, not the Manor, was built for the Almoner of Glastonbury Abbey in the Middle Ages.[1] A survey in 1327 includes a 5 acres (2.0 ha) garden, moat and fishponds.[3] Between 1956 and 1980, Shapwick Manor was an outlying boarding house for boys at Millfield School,[4] and was later home to Shapwick School, which closed in March 2020. Architecture Shapwick Manor is a two-storey stone building that has an asymmetrical frontage, formerly with a glazed veranda supported on iron columns[1] to one side of the building. The stable block, which was built in the 17th century, is also Grade II* listed.[5] The dovecote is medieval but was restored in the 18th and 19th centuries; it was re-roofed in the 20th century.[6] The stone screen (illustrated) and flanking walls were built around 1658.[7] References
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