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'The
hall stood on high ground overlooking extensive gardens descending
to terraces by a
flight of steps, and ornamented at intervals with some venerable
yews
…..remains of a hanging garden on a magnificent scale were
still existing in 1831.'
This excerpt from 'Wright's Directory of Nottingham and twelve
miles round, pub 1874,
describes Teversal Manor.
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One
of the few descriptions of the house interior also from Wright's
Directory, describes white embossed stucco frescoes in the dining
parlour depicting rural scenery, hawking and the story of Actaeon
turned into a stag by Diana.
These are sadly no longer in evidence. The Manor house had been
severely damaged by fire in the past and many of its interesting
features supposedly plundered and removed to nearby Hardwick
Hall.
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The
house had fallen into a state of decay by the end of the 18th
century until it was renovated by
Hon Henrietta Anne Howard Molyneux who in 1830 married Lord
Porchester who was to become
the 3rd Earl of Carnarvon. Lord Carnarvon financed the discovery
of Tutankhamun's tomb.
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The
house and garden has many interesting and unusual connections
to the surrounding area. One of the most significant being the
connection to D. H. Lawrence's 'Lady Chatterley's Lover'.
Teversal Manor is considered by many to be the inspiration for
Wragby Hall. The house and surrounding area does not however have
the dour appearance portrayed by Lawrence in the book.
'Wragby was a long low old house in brown stone, begun about the
middle of the eighteenth century. And added on to, till it was
a warren of a place without much distinction. It stood on an eminence
in a rather fine old park of oak trees, but alas, one could see
in the near distance the chimney of Tevershall pit. Tevershall
village, a village which began almost at the park gates…Lady
Constance Chatterley also remarked that she could see the tombstones
in Tevershall church from the park.
Excerpts from Lawrence, D.H (1928). 'Lady Chatterley's
Lover'. Penguin Books (1960) |
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Items
of Interest For Sale At Teversal Manor
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'Love's
Labour' - Harmony Kingdom Tile
From The Picturesque Series
This
tile figurine pays tribute to D. H. Lawrence's
"Lady Chatterley's Lover." As such, Harmony Kingdom
Depicted an Edwardian Lady, a groundskeeper and a squirrel nestled
in the suitor's cap on the bench. While their owners appear
to be in love, the cat and pug are obvious enemies.
This
tile and the others in the series, as well as Wimberley Tales,
are available for sale at
Teversal Manor.
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