We have increased house size again from yesterday.
This is a part of Great Chalfield Manor an English country house at Great Chalfield, near Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire.
The house is a moated manor house built around 1465–1480 for Thomas Tropnell, a modest member of the landed gentry who made a fortune as a clothier.
Part of the moat survives, but the forecourt has been opened up to the outside in a manner that changes its original inward-facing aspect.
The house and garden were purchased by George Fuller MP in the early 1900's, and restored and furnished between 1905 and 1911 by his fourth son, Major Robert Fuller, under the guidance of Sir Harold Brakspear. The restoration included a sympathetic garden design by Alfred Parsons. Robert Fuller gave the property to the National Trust in 1943, and it is open to the public.
Robert Floyd, grandson of Robert Fuller, and his family live here and manage the property for the Trust. Tours of the house are at fixed times and visitors are escorted by a guide.
@jeffinvt Thank you Jeff for your comments - it is my pleasure to share- I am also fortunate to have been able to visit this house when the gardens etc. have been open from April - October (it is not far from where i live or work)
@tramway Bev - glad you enjoyed my pic & the history of the manor. this is only part of the manor (i couldn't get the other section as the light wasn't kind! - maybe shoot it later some time)
