Monument record 6856 - Welton Place

{2} Seat of John Plomer Clarke, Esq. lord of the Manor (died 1826). 815 acres. Built prior to purchase of manor.England bought manor 1647 passed through Adams-Clarke family descent

{3} John Clark, Esq.

{4} Mr Adams, present Lord of the Manor - family first mentioned in 18th year of James 1 (1621)

{5} A mid-C18 house of five bays and two storeys. Three-bay wing of c.1810. Interiors of same date except for the staircase of c.1750. The archway from the road to the garden (north of the house) must be of the mid C17. [SMR note 12/02/2009: house no longer stands]

{10} Drawing of a bell, with measurements, lent to the museum (possibly Northampton museum?) by Major Clarke of Welton Place about 1864;

<1> , 1950, Ordnance Survey 2.5 Inch Series, SP56 (unchecked) (Map). SNN54909.

<2> Baker G., 1830, The History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire, p.457 (unchecked) (Book). SNN77327.

<3> Eyre T. (Revised by Jefferys T.), 1779, Map of the County of Northamptonshire, (unchecked) (Map). SNN1852.

<4> Bridges J., 1791, The History and Antiquities of Northamptonshire, p.97 (unchecked) (Book). SNN77325.

<5> Pevsner N.; Cherry B., 1973, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.457 (unchecked) (Series). SNN1320.

<6> 1863, The Cottage Gardener (30), 493-95 (unchecked) (Journal). SNN54910.

<7> 1865, The Cottage Gardener (34), 257 (unchecked) (Journal). SNN58914.

<8> NEALE J.P., 1824, Views of Seats (2), (unchecked) (Series). SNN54872.

<9> Elliot B., Victorian Gardens, p.28+42 (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN58916.

<10> Dryden H.E.L., 1842-1895, Dryden Collection, DR/25/295/2 (Archive). SNN115.

Record last edited

May 22 2024 12:08PM