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The house overlooks the garden and lawn, and [[cloisters]] flank it to the right. The back wall of the cloisters features [[stained glass window]]s,<ref>http://www.heritage-images.com/Preview/PreviewPage.aspx?id=1646910&licenseType=RM&from=search&back=1646910</ref> through which streams coloured light onto the supporting columns in the late afternoon. |
The house overlooks the garden and lawn, and [[cloisters]] flank it to the right. The back wall of the cloisters features [[stained glass window]]s,<ref>http://www.heritage-images.com/Preview/PreviewPage.aspx?id=1646910&licenseType=RM&from=search&back=1646910</ref> through which streams coloured light onto the supporting columns in the late afternoon. |
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In 1950, [[British Railways]] named one of the [[GWR 7800 Class|GWR 7800 Class "Manor" class]] after the manor. The actual locomotive, [[GWR 7800 Class 7820 Dinmore Manor|No.7820]] is today preserved, presently working on the [[West Somerset Railway]]. |
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After being purchased by Dawes, it is estimated that he has spent some £14million on turning the associated farmland into a horse stud.<ref name="DMail1">{{citeweb|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1067054/1m-battle-Charles-pal.html|title=£1m battle of Charles' pal|date=2008-10-03|accessdate=2009-09-25}}</ref> |
After being purchased by Dawes, it is estimated that he has spent some £14million on turning the associated farmland into a horse stud.<ref name="DMail1">{{citeweb|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1067054/1m-battle-Charles-pal.html|title=£1m battle of Charles' pal|date=2008-10-03|accessdate=2009-09-25}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:28, 27 September 2009
Dinmore Manor is a house in Herefordshire. It is no longer open to the general public, it is presently the private residence of mobile phone tycoon Martin Dawes.[1]
Sitting on an elevation of around 500 feet (150 m) above sea level, with views over the Malvern Hills, the site was developed from 1189 as a preceptory of the Knights of St John of Jerusalem, and today still includes a 1200 year old Yew Tree.
The chapel of St. John of Jerusalem remains on the site, erected in the early part of the 12th century and formerly attached to the preceptory, it was rebuilt in 1370 in the Norman and Decorated styles. A rectangular building, it consists of chancel, nave, north porch and a western tower with spire. It was thoroughly restored in 1886 by Rev. Harris Fleming St. John M.A. chaplain (1878-1903), and filled with painted windows executed by himself. Stated to have had the privilege of sanctuary, there are sittings for 50 persons.[2]
In the main house, the Music Room is actually a hall with a vaulted ceiling and a Victorian Aeolian Pipe Organ. The compact formal gardens include a rock garden, a collection of Acer trees and a water garden.
The house overlooks the garden and lawn, and cloisters flank it to the right. The back wall of the cloisters features stained glass windows,[3] through which streams coloured light onto the supporting columns in the late afternoon.
In 1950, British Railways named one of the GWR 7800 Class "Manor" class after the manor. The actual locomotive, No.7820 is today preserved, presently working on the West Somerset Railway.
After being purchased by Dawes, it is estimated that he has spent some £14million on turning the associated farmland into a horse stud.[1]
References
- ^ a b "£1m battle of Charles' pal". 2008-10-03. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ^ "Dinome Manor". Kelly's Directory of Herefordshire. 1913. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ^ http://www.heritage-images.com/Preview/PreviewPage.aspx?id=1646910&licenseType=RM&from=search&back=1646910