Alvediston Manor, Alvediston, Wiltshire, England is an 18th-century house. From 1968 until his death in 1977, it was the home of the former prime minister Anthony Eden. The manor is a Grade II listed building.

Alvediston Manor
TypeHouse
LocationAlvediston, Wiltshire
Coordinates51°00′41″N 2°02′07″W / 51.0114°N 2.0352°W / 51.0114; -2.0352
Builtc.1750
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameThe Manor, Alvediston
Designated6 January 1966
Reference no.1130703
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameWalls, gates and gate piers to the front of Alvediston Manor
Designated27 July 1985
Reference no.1130704
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameGarages at Alvediston Manor
Designated27 July 1985
Reference no.1318669
Alvediston Manor is located in Wiltshire
Alvediston Manor
Location of Alvediston Manor in Wiltshire

History and description

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The manor house at Alvediston dates from the mid-18th century.[1] Nikolaus Pevsner, in his Buildings of England, notes that the house is "of brick, in a stone county".[2] It is of two storeys and is five bays wide and stands in the centre of the village.[1] In 1968, the house was bought by Anthony Eden, using funds from the sale of his memoirs.[3] His wife, Clarissa, designed the garden and Eden kept a small herd of Hereford cattle at the farm he purchased at the same time.[a][5] In 1975, his last volume of memoirs, Another World, was written at Alvediston. Eden died at the house on 14 January 1977 and is buried in the village churchyard.[6]

Alvediston is a Grade II Listed building,[1] with the garages,[7] and the garden walls, which Pevsner noted were "nicely curved",[2] and the gates and gate piers having separate Grade II listings.[8]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Clarissa Eden recorded her husband's pride in becoming President of the Hereford Herd Book Society; "He was always able to pick out a good animal for stud. They all looked the same to me".[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Historic England. "The Manor, Alvediston (Grade II) (1130703)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b Pevsner & Cherry 2002, p. 89.
  3. ^ Rhodes James 1986, p. 613.
  4. ^ Eden 2007, p. 270.
  5. ^ Rhodes James 1986, p. 617.
  6. ^ Rhodes James 1986, p. 620.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Garages at Alvediston Manor (Grade II) (1318669)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  8. ^ Historic England. "Walls, gates and gate piers to the front of Alvediston Manor (Grade II) (1130704)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

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