Abbotsfield, Wiveliscombe

Abbotsfield is a country house and farm, to the west of the town of Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England. Built in 1875, it became a Grade II listed building a century later on 11 July 1975.[1]

History

The property was purchased by the wealthy Collard family of piano makers in the 1870s. Businessman Charles Lukey Collard built a new Abbotsfield House in 1875, consisting of a row of six cottages to also house his staff, overlooking the town of Wiveliscombe.[2] Collard of Abbotsfield died in 1891 or 1892.[3] In 1927, John Hobart Armstrong, the director of A. Reyrolle & Company, owned Abbotsfield. As of 1939 it was owned by a P. H. John Hancock.[4] In 1959, Country Life described the house as being 13 acres, set in grounds of some 410 acres, describing it as of "moderate size" with large reception rooms.[5] In 1979, an Arthur Norton Poyntz Milner was documented to reside at 4 Abbotsfield, Wiveliscombe.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "Abbotsfield (1177635)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Tim, Welch (8 July 2014). Joseph Smale: God's 'Moses' for Pentecostalism. Authentic Publishers. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-78078-320-8.
  3. ↑ The Furniture Gazette. 1892. p. 13.
  4. ↑ Proceedings of the Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society. 1967. p. 98.
  5. ↑ Country Life. 1959. p. 1404.
  6. ↑ The Medical directory ...: London, provinces, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, abroad, navy, army & air force. J. & A. Churchill, ltd. 1979.

Coordinates: 51°02′33″N 3°19′27″W / 51.0426°N 3.3243°W / 51.0426; -3.3243

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