Mottistone Manor and Garden, Isle of Wight

Mottistone Manor is a National Trust property in the village of Mottistone on the Isle of Wight, England. It has popular gardens and is a listed building. It was first mentioned in documents related to the Domesday Book of 1086.[1]

History

The oldest parts of the manor, the south-east wing, date from the fifteenth or early sixteenth century. The north-west wing was added or remodelled by Thomas Cheke in 1567, and additions to the south-east wing were made in the early seventeenth century. The whole house was remodelled in the 1920s by the architects Seely & Paget, John Seely, Lord Mottistone (1899–1963) of the firm being a great-grandson of Charles Seely (1803–1887), who had bought the house and estate in 1861.[2]

Though not open to the public, the manor has hosted gatherings for the Seely family. The great-great granddaughter of General J. E. B. Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone, the theatre and opera director Sophie Hunter, held her wedding reception here with Benedict Cumberbatch on 14 February 2015.[3][4]

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References

  1. ↑ National Trust Guidebook
  2. ↑ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1209289)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Sophie Hunter is Bringin an Unusual Show in Northern Ireland". The Journal.
  4. ↑ Nightingale, Benedict. "What Sophie Hunter Did Last Week". The Times.

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