Parsloes Manor

51°32′39″N 0°07′49″E / 51.5443°N 0.1303°E / 51.5443; 0.1303Renovated1819Demolished1925

Parsloes Manor was a manor house in what is now known as Parsloes Park in Dagenham in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.[1] In 1585, it was described as containing 10 messuages, a cottage, 10 gardens, 2 orchards, 100 acres of arable land, 20 acres of meadow, 50 of pasture 30 of wood and 40 rent.[2]

In 1619, William Fanshawe purchased the house and 91 acres attached to it for £1150 from Edward Osborne.[3] The house was owned by the Fanshawe family for over 300 years.[4]

In 1819, it was enlarged, the walls were faced with new brick and the windows were replaced in a neo-gothic manner.[2] The house fell into disrepair and was demolished in 1925.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Parsloes Park". London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b Crouch, Walter (1892). Essex Naturalist: Being the Journal of the Essex Field Club, Volumes 6-7. Essex: Essex Field Club. p. 151. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  3. ^ Fanshaw, Lady Anne Harrison (1907). The Memoirs of Ann, Lady Fanshawe. London: John Lane Company. p. 291. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b Foley, Michael (2009). Barking & Dagenham Through Time. Amberley Books. ISBN 9781445602400. Retrieved 28 January 2015.