Manor House Apartments, Chelston
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Manor House Apartments, Chelston
Image: © Derek Harper Taken: 8 Jul 2022
Formerly the Manor House Hotel and originally Chelston Cross "Circa 1867 rather eccentric, red limestone and sandstone, large house of 2 1/2 storeys. Asymmetrical parts with gabled dormers and gothicised fenestration. Entrance front splayed with central gabled tower porch with lancet windows to side and oriel to front on 1st floor. Tower to right with belvedere surmounted by slate spire" https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MDV47863&resourceID=104 . "The house was the residence from 1867 of William Froude friend of i. K. Brunel. It was here that he developed and built, on a site marked by {a} plaque in seaway lane, the first experimental ship tank in the world" Image Other photos are at https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=161058724 .
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Image Location
Latitude
50.460038
Longitude
-3.547818