Earnshill House

Earnshill House in Hambridge, near Curry Rivel, Somerset, England is a manor house, set in parkland. It was built in 1725 for Henry Combe, a Bristol merchant by John Strachan. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building.[1]

Earnshill House
Earnshill House
LocationCurry Rivel, Somerset, England
Coordinates50°59′31″N 2°52′37″W
Built1725
ArchitectJohn Strachen
Architectural style(s)Palladian
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated17 April 1959[1]
Reference no.1249217
Location of Earnshill House in Somerset

History

The manor of Earnshill was owned by Muchelney Abbey until the dissolution of the monasteries and then became the property of the Jennings family. In 1720 it was bought by the Bristol merchant Henry Combe who was a member of the Society of Merchant Venturers and later mayor of the city. It was then passed on through his family,[2] via his son Richard Combe (MP).[3]

During World War II the house was used for children evacuated from Durlston Court School in Hampshire.[4][5]

Architecture

The entrance is of five bays with projecting wings on either side. The house is built of brick with Hamstone dressings in a Palladian style.[6]

The outside of the house includes a walled garden as part of a wider area of parkland,[7] with substantial gatepiers at the entrance to the drive.[8] There was also an attached farm with a brick barn.[9] In the surrounding woodland was a four-pipe duck decoy with nine shooting positions.[10]

See also

References
  1. "Earnshill House". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
  2. Delderfield, Eric R. (1970). West Countrty Historic Houses and their families: Volume 2. Dorset, Wiltshire and North Somerset. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. pp. 62–65. ISBN 978-0715349106.
  3. "Combe, Richard (?1728-80), of Earnshill, nr. Langport, Som". History of Parliament. The History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  4. "Reunion at Earshill D-Day June 6th 2004". Durlstone Court. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  5. "I Remember When in the 40s". Durlstone Court. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  6. Historic England. "Earnshill House (1249217)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  7. Historic England. "Walled garden at Earnshill House, about 100m south-east (1263805)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  8. Historic England. "Gatepiers on roadside at main entrance to Earnshill House (1249222)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  9. "Barn in the original farmyard at Earnshill Farm, Bushfurlong Road (East side, off), Hambridge". Somerset Historic Environment Record. Somerset County Council.
  10. "Duck decoy, Earnshill House, Hambridge". Somerset Historic Environment Record. Somerset County Council. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
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