Ebrington Manor

Ebrington Manor
Ebrington Manor House, west front, in a 19th-century engraving. St Eadburgha's Church, the parish church of Ebrington, is just visible at left
Location	Ebrington, Gloucestershire, England
Coordinates	52°03′27″N01°44′01.68″W / 52.05750°N 1.7338000°W / 52.05750; -1.7338000
Location in Gloucestershire

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 the Earls Fortescue.

Location

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

History

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]}

Architecture

Entrance gate piers

The limestone building has grey slate roofs and a central five-flue chimney. The main body of the house includes a 17th-century 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]

References

1. "Ebrington Manor". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
2. "Fortescue: Ebrington Manor, Gloucestershire". Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
3. "Ebrington Manor". British Listed Buildings. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
4. "Ebrington Manor" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 29 March 2020.
5. "Ebrington Manor, (also known as Ebrington Hall), Chipping Campden, England". Parks and Gardens. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
6. See image Archived 2014-05-14 at the Wayback Machine in listed building text described incorrectly as "Aylmer quartering Fortescue." Archived 2017-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
7. "Ebrington Manor". American Air Museum. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
8. "REYNOLDS, John Gerrard Patrick: attempted murder, arson and other offences on 28..." National Archives. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
9. Bell, Matthew (15 June 2013). "To the manor born: The female aristocrats battling to inherit the title". Independent. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
10. Historic England. "GATE PIERS AND WALLS AT END OF DRIVE TO EBRINGTON MANOR (1088546)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 20 April 2015.
11. Historic England. "SUMMER HOUSE IN GROUNDS OF EBRINGTON MANOR (1170833)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 20 April 2015.

52°03′27″N1°44′02″W / 52.0575°N 1.7338°W / 52.0575; -1.7338