Exterior view showing the remains of the summerhouse in the garden to the south of The Manor House

Date:
1 Feb 1973
Location:
The Manor House, Manor Lane, Whilton, Daventry, Northamptonshire
Reference:
BB051822
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The summer house was used as the burial place of the occupant of the house, Reverend Langton Freeman, upon his death in 1784. He left instructions in his will that he should be buried in the same manner as Jesus as described in the Scriptures.

Content

This is part of the Job: 09/01012 The Manor House; within the Volume: BF114508 The Manor House, Whilton; within the Sub Series: RCH01/002/072 RCHME Architectural Requests: Northamptonshire; within the Series: RCH01/002 Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England: Architectural Requests; within the Collection: RCH01 Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME) Archive

Rights

© Crown Copyright. Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Barker, Sid

Keywords

Summerhouse