Search results
Mells Manor. Mells Manor at Mells, Somerset, England, was built in the 16th century for Edward Horner, altered in the 17th century, partially demolished around 1780, and restored by Sir Edwin Lutyens in the 20th century. The house, along with the garden walls, has been designated as a Grade I listed building, [1] and is closely associated with ...
The Manor’s recorded history states that as a part of the Glastonbury Abbey estate it was significant as a stopping point between Glastonbury and London in the context of the profitable medieval wool trade. 1 The first reference to any building at Mells is to a ‘grange’ built by Abbot John of Taunton (d. 1291), although we know the estate was important before then and may well have had a ...
The Manor House, ‘a faire large howse of stone, very strong, in forme of a H’, 2 was completed by 1644 and continued as a family house, subordinate to Cloford Manor, until the mid-eighteenth century. It was then abandoned and eventually part-demolished when a new mansion, Mells Park House, was built in its own park at a distance from the village.
The Manor remains (2002) in private ownership. DESCRIPTION LOCATION, AREA, BOUNDARIES, LANDFORM, SETTING Mells Manor House is located in the Mendip village of Mells, 300m north of Selwood Street and c 60m west of St Andrew's Church.
In 942 AD the Saxon King Edmund granted land at Mells to Count Athelstan who in turn gave it to Glastonbury Abbey. It was Glastonbury that built most of the medieval part of the village, including the Tithe Barn, Bilboa House, New Street, Selwood House and part of The Talbot inn. In the old documents the village is called ‘Milnes’, from the ...
The manor of Mells, along with those of Nunney and Leigh-on-Mendip, were bought by John Horner in 1543, following the dissolution of Glastonbury Abbey in 1539. The Horner family lived in Mells Manor until 1725 when, very much in the fashion of the day, they built a new mansion in Mells Park where they lived until 1902, when they returned to Mells Manor.
People also ask
Who bought Mells Manor?
Who built Mells Manor?
Is Mells Manor open to the public?
Where did the Horner family live in Mells Manor?
Where was the manor house at Mells?
How did Mells Manor look?
Mells Park is a country estate of 140 hectares (350 acres) near Mells, Somerset, England. It originated as a 17th-century deer park, probably created by the Horner family, who had been the owners of Mells Manor from 1543. The Horners expanded the park and planted extensive woodlands, resulting in a large collection of mature trees, especially ...
