Otterden Place -
Introduction
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Otterden Place -
Image: © Brian Chadwick Taken: 26 Jul 2012
With the Norman Conquest, Otterden Manor formed part of the estates of Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, the half brother of William the Conqueror,who fought with William at Hastings. Upon the disgrace of Odo of Bayeux, the property was confiscated by the Crown and there were subsequently a number of different family owners through the centuries. It was in the grounds of Otterden Place, around 1729, that Dr Stephen Gray and the Reverend Granville Wheeler are said to have carried out very early experiments in electricity. Today's Otterden Place is a brick 'Tudor' manor house, largely rebuilt in the Eighteenth Century. Very recent wall repairs are evident in this photograph.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.253483
Longitude
0.787275