Wimbledon Manor House
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 Location in London
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| Location | Wimbledon Village, London, SW19 |
| Coordinates | 51°25′46.3512″N 0°12′31.8204″W / 51.429542000°N 0.208839000°WCoordinates: 51°25′46.3512″N 0°12′31.8204″W / 51.429542000°N 0.208839000°W |
| Founded | 1328 |
| Built | c.1500,1588,1720,1733,1801 |
| Built for | The Church of England, Sir Thomas Cecil, Sir Theodore Janssen, The Duchess of Marlborough, Earl Spencer |
| Demolished | C.1725,1785,1900,1949 |
| Architect | Colen Campbell, Henry Herbert, Henry Holland |
| Architectural style(s) | Tudor, Elizabethan, Palladian, Regency |
| Governing body | London Borough of Merton |
Wimbledon manor house; the residence of the lord of the manor, was an English country house at Wimbledon, Surrey, now part of Greater London. The manor house having exploded, burnt and several times demolished. The first known manor house, The Old Rectory, built around 1500 and which is now a private home; still stands despite very nearly falling into a state beyond repair, in the 19th century. The later, prominent and ambitious Elizabethan manor house, Wimbledon Palace, was "a house of the first importance" according to Sir John Summerson. The manor house passed through several further iterations, being entirely rebuilt three times. From the 18th Century onwards the manor lands began to reduce in size as various owners sold off parts. Once including what was known as the 'Old Park', an area of around 300 acres stretching westwards from the present Cannizaro House (now a hotel) and public park; was sold off in 1705. Most of the present day Wimbledon Common was also once part of the manor, with grazing rights given to tenants of the lord of the manor. The Common was saved from enclosure and development in 1871 by a remarkably early act of conservation. 42 acres, previously part of the manor parklands, are now occupied by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club that has made Wimbledon synonymous with tennis. Further tracts of the Grade II* listed public Wimbledon Park, not built over as is the surrounding suburb of London, include its present-day golf course and the lake, the latter created along with further improvements to the park by the famous landscaper 'Capability' Brown for Earl Spencer, in 1768.
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