Hellens Manor House Much Marcle England
In 1096 the Manor was granted to the de Balun family who were witness to Magna Carta. Thereafter by marriage, deed or gift it passed eventually to the Mortimers and by 1301 to the Lords Audley, created Earls of Gloucester in 1337. A nephew - James - companion to the Black Prince, rented the Manor for a pair of silver spurs. He then leased it to Walter de Helyon, who gave his name to the house. There are heirlooms of Ann Boleyn, Mary Tudor, the Earl of Essex (Elizabeth I’s favourite), Charles I, the Duke of Wharton. Among Hellens’ attractions are the haunted rooms prepared for Bloody Mary Tudor and her tutor Fetherstone; the Stone Hall and its great fireplace bearing the Black Prince’s crest and the Minstrel Gallery. The Music Room has a fine frieze and panelling. The gardens are being redeveloped along Tudor and Jacobean lines, reflecting the House’s history. They incorporate a rare 17th century octagonal dovecote, a walled knot garden, a yew labyrinth and a short woodland and pond walk.
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Location: Much Marcle, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
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