Delcombe Manor
Historic site in Dorset, England
50°50′34″N 2°17′43″W / 50.8427°N 2.2954°W / 50.8427; -2.2954 Listed Building – Grade II*
Delcombe Manor is a Grade II*-listed manor in Milton Abbas, Dorset, England.
History
The manor was built circa 1750 using flint and stone from Milton Abbey.[1] It was originally two separate cottages which were joined.[2] It was designed in the Romantic Gothic architectural style.[1]
In 1929 it was purchased by merchant banker Charles Jocelyn Hambro, who lived there with his wife Pamela Hambro and their children, including his son Charles.[3]
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Architectural significance
The manor is listed as Grade II* by Historic England; the listing was applied on 14 July 1955.[1]
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