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Manor House, Harston

History of the Manor House, Harston

Listed building:

House of C17 origin but extensively remodelled in early C18 and again early in C19 when the two cross-wings were added. Red brick and yellow brick with early C19 mansard roof, tiled, and ridge stacks. Main range, early C17 origin with facade to garden remodelled early C18.

For Mary Green’s reminiscences of Harston Manor House, see her autobiography, The Joy of Remembering.

People in light-colored robes and dark capes gather on a grassy slope beneath trees, some holding decorative poles and staffs.

Whitan Fete 1929, Manor House Grounds Harston (CAS531/Z37)

A group of people in robes and cloaks gather in a wooded garden, some wearing crowns or carrying poles with decorative tops.

Whitan Fete 1929, Manor House Grounds Harston (CAS531/Z37)

People in 1920s attire walk across a sunlit grassy garden lawn in front of tall, dense trees and shaped topiary bushes.

Whitan Fete 1929, Manor House Grounds Harston (CAS531/Z37)

People in varied costumes, including several in long robes, gather on a lawn and stone steps near a large conical yew hedge.

Whitan Fete 1929, Manor House Grounds Harston (CAS531/Z37)

A large group of people in long, pale robes stands in a procession on a grass lawn near a stone staircase and a small pond.

Whitan Fete 1929, Manor House Grounds Harston (CAS531/Z37)

People in flowing robes walk past a large cone-shaped topiary in a garden with a crowd watching from a grassy bank.

Whitan Fete 1929, Manor House Grounds Harston (CAS531/Z37)

Groups of people in light-coloured robes gather on a grassy lawn near a large topiary bush in a garden setting.

Whitan Fete 1929, Manor House Grounds Harston (CAS531/Z37)

 

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documents

Mary Greene – The Joy of Remembering