Wayford Manor House
Wayford Manor House is a country house with a garden in Britain, situated in Wayford, Somerset, England. It has been designated a Grade I listed building.[1]
| Wayford Manor House | |
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| Location | Wayford, Somerset, England, U.K. |
| Coordinates | 50°51′19″N 2°50′45″W |
| Built | c. 1600 |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Designated | 4 February 1958[1] |
| Reference no. | 262205 |
  Location of Wayford Manor House in Somerset | |
House
The house includes a central range which was rebuilt about 1600 on the site of an earlier building by Charles Daubeney,[2] probably with William Arnold as master mason.
The north wing was completed in 1900 by architect Sir Ernest George.[1]
Garden
Work on the gardens, including terraces and archways was carried out by Harold Peto around 1902.[3] Peto was the brother of the wife of Lawrence Ingham Baker when he bought the house.[4] The current Arts and Crafts garden is partly built on the site of an earlier Elizabethan garden.[5] It includes a Japanese garden and a collection of mature trees,[6] along with a rock garden, orchard and shrubs.[7] The garden is listed Grade II on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England.[8]
Wayford Woods, close to the house, has an ornamental lake and is known for its large number of fairy doors.[9][10]
References
- Historic England. "Wayford Manor House (1177681)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
- R.W. Dunning (editor), A.P. Baggs, R.J.E. Bush (1978). "Parishes: Wayford". A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 4. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 17 December 2012.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- Bond, James (1998). Somerset Parks and Gardens. Somerset Books. p. 135. ISBN 978-0861834655.
- Plumptree, George (1985). Collins Book of British Gardens. London: Collins. pp. 280–281. ISBN 0002166410.
- "Wayford Manor". Garden Visit.com. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- Kingsbury, Noel (25 May 2007). "The wonders of Wayford". Telegraph. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- "Wayford Manor, Yeovil, England". Parks and Gardens UK. Parks and Gardens Data Services Ltd. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- Historic England. "Wayford Manor (1001158)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- "'Fairy control' to halt tiny doors in Somerset woods" (retrieved 4 March 2015)
- Morris, Steven (4 March 2015). "Fairies' woodland homes face planning control". Guardian. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
Further reading
- R. Whalley, The Great Edwardian Gardens of Harold Peto (2007)