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![]() ![]() Claverton Manor Bath Somerset United Kingdom BA2 7BD Telephone: 01225 460503 Picture right - Claverton Manor Grotto.Claverton Manor house is now the home of the American Museum. This outstanding collection and display of traditional north American culture and lifestyle is the leading example of such in the United Kingdom. The house came up for sale and was bought, in 1958, by John Judkyn (1913-63) and Dr Dallas Pratt (1914-94) the co-founders of the American Museum in Britain.![]() Going back in time, in 1758, Ralph Allen, the owner of the Bath stone quarries, purchased the manor. It had once been owned by his wife's family, but a dispute between father and son had seen the estate sold. Claverton provided a romantic haven for Allen. ![]() Picture right - Claverton Manor about the time John Vivian acquired it.The Manor passed by descent from Allen to his great nephew Allen Tucker. It was on Tucker's death that the manor was purchased, in 1816, by John Vivian who proceeded to redevelop the house and estate. The present Claverton Manor was completed around 1820 by the architect John Wyatt (1766-1840). He became famous when, under the direction of King George IV, he remodelled Windsor Castle. The house reflects the neo-classical style both inside and out. A Jacobean manor stood on the site before the present building. Some of its exterior landscape features have survived.![]()
A plaque on the grotto records that the garden grotto was endowed by Iola Stetson Haverstick in memory of her mother Iola Wise Stetson.
Email: info@americanmuseum.org (click here to send an email) Website: Click Here ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ![]() ![]() ![]()
GREAT BRITISH GROTTO GRADING
CONSTRAINTS Open set times only FACILITIES Access all Year, Access by Road, Access on Foot, Conducted Tours of Locality, Disabled Access, Entry Fee, Grotto - just one, Part of a larger tourism attraction, Restaurant/Food, Toilets, Tourism Information LANDSCAPE Park or Garden, Quality Natural Environment, Rural REGION England - Southern THE FEATURES PRESENT +Cared for and maintained in good condition, +External rock structures, either real or simulated, +Fossils and/or shells incorporated into the decor, +Sacred spring or integral water feature, +Stunning setting and location, GRADED FIVE |
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