Eastbury Manor House

Eastbury Manor House (front view)

Type	Manor House
Proprietor	National Trust
Managed by	London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Main feature	Historic house
Other features	Wall paintings
Museum	No
Exhibition	Yes
Region	Greater London
Address	Eastbury Square
Postcode	Barking IG11 9SN
Refreshments	Yes
Parking	On street
Shop	No
Website	NT Eastbury Manor House
Co-ordinates	51°32′3.5″N 0°5′58″W / 51.534306, -0.09944Coordinates: 51°32′3.5″N 0°5′58″W / 51.534306, -0.09944

Eastbury Manor House is an example of an Elizabethan building situated in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in Greater London, England. A manor house or fortified manor-house is a Country house, which has historically formed the administrative centre of a manor (see Manorialism The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organization in England, Wales The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham ( is a London borough in East London and forms part of Outer London. Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. The Tudor style in architecture is the final development of medieval architecture during the Tudor period (1485&ndash1603 and even beyond for conservative college The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham ( is a London borough in East London and forms part of Outer London. Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The house is in the ownership of the National Trust. The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organization in England, Wales

The land on which Eastbury House now stands was once part of the demesne of Barking Abbey. The ruined remains of Barking Abbey are in situated in Barking in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in East London, England It was built in the 1570s by a wealthy merchant Clement Sisley, who purchased the land after the dissolution of Barking Abbey^[1]. The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the formal process between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded It was probably the first brick built building in the area at that time; it had glass windows and very high chimneys, indicating the wealth of the owner. Glass was probably imported from Italy as at that time English glass was relatively poor in quality. A dendrochronology survey dates a timber framework to 1566^[2] and there is documentary evidence which describes the dates 1572 carved in the brickwork and 1573 on a lead water spout indicating finishing touches to the building. Dendrochronology (from Greek grc δένδρον dendron, "tree" grc χρόνος khronos, "time" and grc -λογία Characteristics Lead has a dull luster and is a dense, Ductile, very soft highly

Eastbury Manor House is now managed by the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham but is a part of the National Trust. The House was given Grade I listed status in 1954. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance It is open to the public on Mondays, Tuesdays and the first and the second Saturdays of every month^[3].

References

• Eastbury Manor House - A step back in time Gillian Gillespie (LB B&D: Heritage and History Publications 2002)
• Eastbury Manor House, Barking A Survey of London (Monograph series) (English Heritage, 1917) out of print

External links

• National Trust - Eastbury Manor House
• London Borough of Barking and Dagenham - Heritage and History: Eastbury Manor House
• The Gunpowder Plot Society Eastbury Manor's possible links with the Gunpowder Plot. The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 or the Powder Treason, as it was known at the time was a failed Assassination attempt by a group of provincial English