St Audries Park
| St Audries Park | |
|---|---|
 The house in 2005 | |
| Location | West Quantoxhead , Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 51°10′25″N 3°16′26″W / 51.17361°N 3.27389°W |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Designated | 16 November 1984[1] |
| Reference no. | 265273 |
  Location of St Audries Park in Somerset | |
St Audries Park Manor house at West Quantoxhead in the Quantock Hills of Somerset, England, was the manor house of the Acland family.[2] It was rebuilt on the site of an earlier house, between 1835 and 1870[1] and has had a number of owners since Sir Alexander sold the building.
The property was divided in 1934, when the house was sold and turned into St Audries School,[1] which remained in occupation until 1990. In 1996 the house was sold to the Amitabha Buddhist Centre.
It was sold again in 2001,[3] and is now owned and operated by Country House Wedding Ltd,[4] specialising in weddings within country house settings.[5]
The Manor House itself consists of the Great Hall with a soaring vaulted ceiling, an oak panelled library and classically proportioned elegant dining and drawing rooms.[6]
The house and parkland are listed Grade II on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England.[7] They are also on the Heritage at Risk register.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "St. Audries School". Images of England. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ Richardson, I. J. "The Acland Family and Exmoor". Exmoor National Park.
- ^ "Landscape park, West Quantoxhead". Somerset Historic Environment Record. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ "St Audries Park Wedding Venue". St Audries Park. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ West Quantoxhead - Quantock Hills, Somerset
- ^ St Audries Park Wedding Venue in Somerset Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "St Audries (House)". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "St Audries (House), West Quantoxhead - West Somerset". Heritage at Risk. English Heritage. Retrieved 20 October 2013.