The Old Manor House, Shrivenham

Thanks to a large collection of documents acquired by Shrivenham Heritage Society in April 2021, we now have much more accurate details of the Manor House from the middle of the 17th century until it's demise in the 1960s.

To read a history of the house in PDF format, please go HERE

To read an article by David Moore concerning the time he and his wife occupied a flat at the house, please go HERE

Two of the attached photos are courtesy of Sarah Lowe. Her parents lived in a part of the manor house in the 1950's, leaving in 1955. Sarah remembers that her parents had commented on the beautiful garden which was tended by a Mr Costa.

See Listing No N913 for details of a sale in 1739

To see a copy of the Indenture of the 1922 sale in PDF format, please go HERE

This listing includes numerous documents that are connected only with the rental of the lands that were once an integral part of the Manor House Estate. To see a list of the documents in PDF format, please go HERE