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Cothelstone Manor in Cothelstone, Somerset, England was built in the mid-16th century, largely demolished by the parliamentary troops in 1646 and rebuilt by E.J. Esdaile in 1855–56.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cothelstone Manor )〕 It is closely associated with the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, which is also a Grade I listed building,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Church of St Thomas of Canterbury )〕 and contains memorials to many of the owners of Cothelstone Manor including: Sir Matthew de Stawell, died 1379, and his wife Elizabeth, and John Stawell, died 1603.〔 ==History== Cothelstone Manor was given to Sir Adam de Coveston by William the Conqueror, and there has been a house on the site since, during which time it has been in the hands of only two families.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cothelstone Manor )〕 During the Civil War, John Stawell the lord of the manor fought on the side of the royalists and in 1646 went to London with a copy of his terms of surrender from Sir Thomas Fairfax. He was imprisoned for high treason and Cromwell ordered the destruction of his Elizabethan house by cannon fire.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History )〕 Only the left-hand wing and ground floor of the central block remaining〔 and abandoned.〔 In 1651 the lands were advertised for sale. After Charles II was crowned King of England and Ireland at Westminster Abbey in 1661, Sir John Stawell regained his place in parliament as Knight for Somerset however he died the following year.〔 His son, another John Stawell, was also a royalist, but during the Bloody Assizes following the Monmouth Rebellion he objected to the harsh treatment handed out by Judge Jeffreys. Stawell refused to provide accommodation for Jeffreys who then ordered two prisoners, Colonel Bovett and Thomas Blackmore to be hanged on the gateway of the manor. Some repairs were carried out and the house significantly reduced in size, and then lived in as a farmhouse for the subsequent 200 years.〔 The 17th-century Banqueting Hall, which may have been a Dower house, with 19th-century additions has survived.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Banqueting Hall )〕 In 1791 the estate, which consisted of 11 farmhouses, 54 cottages and two dwelling houses,〔 was purchased by Edward Jeffries (died 1814). It was passed down through his family to his grandson, Edward Jeffries Esdaile (died 1867), who married the daughter of the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Esdaile built Cothelstone House as a new residence between 1817 and 1820. Cothelstone House was demolished in 1968. Esdaile also rebuilt the old manor house in 1855-1856,〔〔 to the style in which the Stawell's had lived before the Civil War.〔 It is now used as a venue for weddings and corporate events and has been used as a film location. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cothelstone Manor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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