Shanks House
| Shanks House | |
|---|---|
 The gates to Shanks House | |
| Location | Cucklington, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 51°02′19″N 2°21′11″W / 51.03861°N 2.35306°W |
| Built | 17th century |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Designated | 24 March 1961[1] |
| Reference no. | 1222369 |
  Location of Shanks House in Somerset | |
Shanks House in Cucklington, Somerset, England is a Grade I listed building.[1]
The first written records of the house date from the middle of the 16th century. In 1546 the house and 50 acres (20 ha) of land was sold to Robert Kemys, whose descendants sold it to the Watts family who held it until it passed into the Grant-Dalton family by marriage and through generations of descendants until the 20th century.[2][3]
During the 20th century it has been owned by the Sutton and Morley families[4]
The two-story house with attics underwent major works in the 17th and 18th centuries, including refitting by Nathaniel Ireson.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Shanks House". historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
- ^ C R J Currie, R W Dunning (Editors), A P Baggs, M C Siraut (1999). "Cucklington". A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 7: Bruton, Horethorne and Norton Ferris Hundreds. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Family papers of Harrington family of Kelston and Grant - Dalton family of Cucklington". The National Archives. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ "A few careful owners: historic country houses for sale". Country Life. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2012.