This fine 14th-century manor house on the banks of the river Stour has changed much over the centuries, but may of its medieval features survive.
Believed to be the site of a mill in the Domesday Book (1086), the land at Fiddleford was owned by the abbots of Glastonbury during the Middle Ages. In the 14th century a manor house was built her, most likelyby William Latimer, sheriff of Somerset and Dorset. In the 16th century Fiddleford manor passed to a Catholic merchant from Poole, Thomas White. Around the end of the 17th century it belonged to the Freke family, whose descendant, the Pitt-Rivers family, own it today.
The medieval manor included gardens, orchards, a dovecote and a watermill, as well as over a hundred acres of meadow and pasture. *
*From an information board next to the manor
Hasn’t Pitt one of your prime ministers.
Coffee is on
We have had William Pitt the Elder and William Pitt the younger as Prime Ministers.
I love places like this
It was an unexpected gem
Wow. What an incredible ceiling.
I was captivated by the craftsmanship of the ceiling.
The roof rafters and beams look fascinating.
Like interlocking antlers.
The roof beams draw the eye, they are interesting.
That’s a new one on me – love it – especially that roof! We are lucky, having places like this to see.
This was a hidden gem and it took a bit of finding!
the place, especially the interiors, looks like it could be used for a movie set with suitable lighting and so on, CP. i am no expert but indeed there is a strong medieval appeal to this structure.
You have a point there Ayush