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Cothay Manor 
COT-HAY
Greenham, Somerset, England
Circa Date: 1480
Status: Fully Extant
COT-HAY
Greenham, Somerset, England
Circa Date: 1480
Status: Fully Extant
Special Info / Location/ Date
Special Info
Phonetic Pronunciation of House Name
COT-HAY
Location
Country
England
District Today
Somerset
Historic County
Somersetshire
Town / City
Greenham
Latitude
50.976341
Longitude
-3.31511
Date
Start Date
Completion Date
Circa Date
1480
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Architects
There are no architects associated with this house.
Extant / Listed / References
Extant
Extant Type
Fully Extant
Extant Details
Listed
House Listed As
Grade I
Gardens Listed As
Unknown
On SAVE Britain's Heritage's List of Buildings at Risk
No
Country House: Yes
References
Vitruvius Britannicus
Vitruvius Scoticus
J.B. Burke (Burke's Visitation of Seats)
Country Life
LXII, 596 plan, 626. 1927.
J.P. Neale (Neale's Views of Seats)
Access / Ownership / Seat
Access
Open to Public Please note: Houses listed as being open "By Appointment" are usually country house hotels or B&Bs.
Yes
Historic Houses Association Member
Phone Number If calling from the U.S., delete the first "0" in British numbers.
01823-672-283
Fax Number
01823-672-345
Email
Website
Awards
Current Ownership
Current Ownership Type
Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use
Private Home
Current Ownership Details
Seat ("Seat" is loosely defined
as any family that occupied the house for a period of 2 years or more)
Today Seat of
Mary-Anne and Alastair Robb, since 1993.
A Past Seat(s) of
de Cothay family, until 1453-57. Bluett family, 1457-1605. Every family, from 1605 (let to tenants circa 1700-1890). Lt. Colonel Reginald Cooper, 1925-37. Sir Francis Cook, 1937-47.
Possible (Unsure) Seat of
History / Gardens & Park / Movies
History
Earlier House(s) / Building(s)
House Replaced By
Built / Designed For
Walter Bluett (1480-81) and enlarged by his son, Richard Bluett (from 1485)
House & Family History
In 1609 William Every added the three-storey dining room block. In 1927-29 the Gatehouse was restored, with the single upper room rebuilt based on 1926-27 drawing plans by Sir Harold Brakspear. In the 1930s a residential wing was added.
Collections
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Comments
Cothay has been called the finest extant example of a small, classic, medieval manor house in England.
Gardens & Park
Garden, Park, Follies and Outbuildings
Chapel & Church
Movies
Location for Movies / TV
"Stately Suppers" (2005 - TV documentary, one of 10 half-hour episodes). "Country House Rescue" (2008 - TV documentary, episode 1.1).
Bibliography
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