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Standen Manor is an extremely attractive, Grade II Listed country mansion. The property is constructed of red brick and some flint
under a tile hung hipped slate roof with attractive sash windows. There is a balcony with a 19th century decorative iron ballustrade on two Tuscan columns and pillasters over the
flagstone porch. There are a myriad of period features throughout the property including attractive cornicing, picture rails, exposed polished oak stripped floors and a variety of decorative
fireplaces. The drawing room, with its two Corinthian pillars, was the ballroom and has an unusual oak sprung dance floor.
Pevsner describes it as early 18th century, with blue headers and red dressings. Six bay front, with parapet, hipped roof, segment headed windows, widely spread.
The first noted owners of Standen Manor were a family called Hussey who held the manor from the 12th to the 15th Century. After this, the manor was often known as
Standen Hussey, presumably to help distinguish it from North Standen.
By 1486, the manor belonged to Sir Reginald Bray, the chief minister of King Henry VII. Bray died childless in 1503 and divided the interest between his brother
John's three sons.
Some time later began a 150 year association with the Goddard family. The youngest son, Francis Goddard, had been the owner of Standen for 15 years when he gained
a new neighbour at Prosperous Farm, Jethro Tull, the inventor of the seed drill, the main cause for the revolution in
agriculture.
The Pearce family were occupants in the 19th century. See the adjacent cutting from the Hereford Journal of 8 Jan 1806 - "Died - Suddenly, aged 55.
John Pearce esq of Standen Hussey, near Hungerford, Captain Commandant of the Hungerford Volunteer Cavalry: a gentleman universally esteemed but a nervous affection had brought on a despondency, and
though he was possessed of £40,0000, he thought that he should become a parish pauper." [Kindly sent by Jerry Green, Feb 2012]
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