Ruined Cowdray House was one of England's great Tudor houses. The fortified manor house was built between 1273 and 1284 by Sir John Bohun across the river from the town of Midhurst, West Sussex standing on the north bank of the River Rother. In 1592 the 1st Viscount's grandson Anthony-Maria Browne inherited Cowdray during which time Guy Fawkes was briefly employed as a footman and the 2nd Viscount was briefly imprisoned for complicity in the Gunpowder plot after staying away from Parliament on 5 November 1605 following a warning. The house was largely destroyed by fire on 24 September 1793.
Ruined Cowdray House was one of England's great Tudor houses, architecturally comparable to many of the great palaces and country houses of that time. The original fortified manor house was built between 1273 and 1284 by Sir John Bohun across the river from the town of Midhurst, West Sussex standing on the north bank of the River Rother. In 1592 the 1st Viscount's grandson Anthony-Maria Browne inherited Cowdray during which time Guy Fawkes was briefly employed as a footman and the 2nd Viscount was briefly imprisoned for complicity in the Gunpowder plot after staying away from Parliament on 5 November 1605 following a warning. The house was largely destroyed by fire on 24 September 1793.
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Location: Midhurst Hill, Bexleyheath, UK
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