Manor houses · London
Blakesware Manor
Blakesware Manor — Grade II listed building-listed manor in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Blakesware Manor is a Grade II listed building-listed manor in england-london, United Kingdom, registered on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1204457). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
Details TL 41NW WARE RURAL BLAKESWARE Wareside 3/3 Blakesware Manor (Formerly listed under Wareside) 18.5.76 GV II Country house, now 5 houses. 1876-9 ('1878' on garden front) by George Devey for Mrs Hadsley Gosselin. R C chapel for Sir Martin Gosselin opened 1896, house reduced and altered 1937 after fire bv Paul Phipps, range linking chapel to house rebuilt as monastic building 1968, house subdivided with separate porches in early Renaissance style in 1980's. Red brick with blue diaper work and stone dressings. Steep red tile roofs. A tall 3-and 4-storeys scholarly neo-Tudor house, now L-shaped with the entrance court within the angle. The garden front (E) of 3-storeys has mullioned and transomed bay windows, Tudor arched doorways, and central tower with open lantern. Chapel in matchinq style with steep tiled roof and panelled E end. The country house of 1876-9 replaced a brick house of 1664 built for Sir Thomas Leventhorpe of Sawbridgeworth which Charles Lamb described under the name of Blakesmoor (demolished in 1822). (VCH (1912) 389: Pevsner (1977) 406: RCHM Typescript). Listing NGR: TL4066316488 Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System number: 356043 Legacy System: LBS
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Place summary
Blakesware Manor is a Grade II listed manor located in London. This designation highlights its special architectural and historic interest. The building contributes to the region's heritage and reflects the characteristics of its era.
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- Coordinates
- 51.8276, 0.0380
- County
- Hertfordshire
- District
- East Hertfordshire
- Parish
- Wareside
- Postcode
- SG12 7RD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
Sources
- wikidata: Q26499899 (CC0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Blakesware Manor?
- Blakesware Manor is in Hertfordshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode SG12 7RD), in the parish of Wareside.
- Is Blakesware Manor a listed building?
- Blakesware Manor is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- How do I get to Blakesware Manor?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SG12 7RD. It sits within the Hertford and Stortford parliamentary constituency.