Last Alteration: Tuesday 13 November 2007
Chelesmore Manor House
Chelesmore Manor House
Manor House Drive, Coventry, CV1 2ND
Dating from the 13th Century, the Manor House once belonged to Queen Isabella, the wife of Edward II, and subsequently to Edward "the Black Prince". It was bought by WH Eaton in 1871, who become Lord Cheylesmore in 1887.
Allowed to decay, the building came under threat of demolition, with part destroyed in 1955, but the council prevented complete destruction and the building was restored in the 1960s. It is now used as a Registry Office (the oldest in the country).
Admission: The building has been known to open to the public for heritage days.
Where to walk to next?
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Ford's Hospital (The Shakespeare Code). No route recorded to this location.
Additional locations as the crow flies:
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Lord Leycester Hospital (The Shakespeare Code): 9.26 miles.
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BBC (Pebble Mill): 17.25 miles.
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Ragley Hall (The Girl in the Fireplace): 21.63 miles.
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Wheelbarrow Castle Cottage (Spearhead from Space): 25.01 miles.
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St Crispin's Hospital (The Talons of Weng-Chiang): 26.41 miles.
Notable photographs of the location
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Historic Coventry - Views of the manor house.
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Coventry Now and Then - The Manor House before restoration, during the 1940s
Further links about the location
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Coventry and Warwickshire News - Cheylesmore Manor
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Coventry Council - Cheylesmore Manor wedding venue
Related Stories
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The Shakespeare Code [28 Aug 2006]: Allhallows Street
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