Ockwell's Manor House
Ockwells Manor House is a manor house in the parish of Cox Green near Maidenhead in the former English county of Berkshire (now. Windsor and Maidenhead ). The half-timbered house from the 15th century is an early example of an unpaved mansion; Nikolaus Pevsner calls it “the finest and most cultivated half-timbered mansion in England”. There are a number of great contemporary stained glass windows with heraldic motifs. Many of its verges and other external wooden parts are richly decorated and carved. The half-timbered structure is filled with herringbone masonry.
The manor was originally given to Richard le Norreys , Queen Eleanor's chef, in 1283 . It was then passed on to the Norreys family and was eventually owned by Sir John Norreys Esq. , Keeper of the Wardrobe of King Henry VI. who had the manor house rebuilt in 1446.
In the windows of the great hall Sir John had wonderful stained glass panes installed, on which the connections of the House of Lancaster are proudly represented by the coats of arms of his friends at court:
- King Henry VI.
- Queen Margaret
- Henry de Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick
- Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
- John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk
- Richard Beauchamp , the Bishop of Salisbury
- James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormond and 1st Earl of Wiltshire
- Sir John Wenlock, Baron Wenlock
- Baron Mortimer of Chirk
- Sir William sheets
- Sir Richard Nanfan
- Sir John Longford
- John Purye
- Richard Bulstrode
- the Abingdon Abbey
The Norreys family lived there until 1517. Then Sir John's grandson, also John Norreys , had to give up his lands in exchange for a pardon after he murdered a certain John Enhold from Nettlebed . Ockwell's Manor House then belonged to Sir John's uncle, Sir Thomas Fettiplace . The property was then inherited by the Fettiplace family and eventually passed to the Day family .
Remarks
- ↑ Either Eleanor of Castile (1241–1290) or Eleanor of Provence (1223–1291).
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Coordinates: 51 ° 30 ′ 7.9 " N , 0 ° 44 ′ 26.9" W.