Flitwick Manor - Church Road, Flitwick, Bedfordshire, UK
Posted by: Dragontree
N 51° 59.806 W 000° 30.194
30U E 671403 N 5763622
This Manor House is located near the church in Flitwick.
Waymark Code: WM8909
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/20/2010
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The oldest two storey, plain, east front dates to the late 17th century, some parts are of 1736, some parts are Georgian and the majority of the house has been modernised by Sir Albert Richardson.
Inside the Drawing Room is from 1872 and outside there is a grotto-cum-bridge with a classical and Gothic facade. Pevsner is to thank for this information.
The house is now a hotel run by Menzies (
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Hidden away in woodland the house is near the Flit Water which widens into ornamental features within the estate. The grounds spread either side of the road and are connected by a tunnel. Along the drive is an avenue of lime trees.
The Flitwick Timeline records the manor's history:
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'1210: David Rufus became Lord of the Manor and the Rufus family remained thus for 150 years. The Civic and Community building is known as the Rufus Centre.
1783: The Brooke family inherited The Manor Estate and remained there for three generations until 1934.
1792: Flitwick Manor built.
1994: Flitwick Manor House becomes a hotel.'