Nonsuch House, a 10-bedroom Grade II listed 18th Century house in Wiltshire has been lost to fire.
… given Grade II listed status in 1962…
The Daily Mail writes:
A stunning 300-year-old country manor house has been destroyed in a huge blaze – despite firefighters battling through the night to save it.
Nonsuch House, a 10-bedroom 18th Century house in Westbrook, Wilts., went up in flames….
… The £4million manor, which was given Grade II listed status in 1962, was engulfed in the fire for several hours before it was brought under control…
According to Historic England, which keeps entries of listed properties, Nonsuch House was built in the early 18th Century.
The original building is said to have been built on the site in 1646 for the English diplomat Lord John Digby, supposedly as a hunting lodge.
The estate passed to William Norris (1656-1730), a diplomat who served as an ambassador to the sixth Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
Norris rebuilt the house after 1705. It belonged to the Norris family until 1835, the Meredith-Brown family 1849-1920.
The alterations were carried out for the Bankier family, owners 1923-30…
