Historic houses · Scottish Lowlands
Underscar Manor
Underscar Manor — a Grade II*-listed historic house in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
Ian Cunliffe — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Underscar Manor is a Grade II*-listed building in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Underscar Manor is a country house at Underskiddaw in Cumbria. It is a Grade II listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The house was designed by Charles Verelst for William Oxley, a Liverpool textile merchant, and was built in the Italianate style between 1856 and 1863. The house was converted for use as a hotel in the 1970s. It was acquired by Derek and Pauline Harrison and their business partner Gordon Evans in 1990; customers included Jonathan Dimbleby, the broadcaster, and John Swannell, the photographer. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visited the house in October 2008. The house became a private home again when it was acquired by Alexander Mineev, a Russian oligarch, in 2010. Following Mineev's murder in Moscow in February 2014, the house was bought by Jonathan Brown, owner of a Maryport-based…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.6205, -3.1317
- District
- Cumberland
- Parish
- Underskiddaw
- Postcode
- CA12 4PH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Established
- 1856
Sources
- wikidata: Q21008715 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Underscar Manor (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Underscar Manor?
- Underscar Manor is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode CA12 4PH), in the parish of Underskiddaw.
- When was Underscar Manor built?
- Built or established in 1856.
- Who owns Underscar Manor?
- Underscar Manor is owned by | designation1 = Grade II.
- Is Underscar Manor a listed building?
- Underscar Manor is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- How do I get to Underscar Manor?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CA12 4PH. It sits within the Penrith and Solway parliamentary constituency.