Photo: Fulbeck Manor by Richard Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Fulbeck Manor is a Grade II* listed historic house in Lincolnshire, and a member of Historic Houses. Read about its history and architecture, plus how to visit and what's nearby.
About Fulbeck Manor
Fulbeck Manor stands in the Lincolnshire village of Fulbeck, a few miles north of Grantham.
The core of the house dates from the seventeenth century, built of coursed limestone rubble with ashlar quoins and dressings, and later owners added Georgian and Victorian extensions.
Its walls carry around 400 years of family portraits, a rare unbroken visual record for a house this size.
It belongs to the Historic Houses network, though entry is not free even for members.
History of Fulbeck Manor
Local tradition holds that the present building may have started as a barn conversion around 1580 before being developed into a full house through the seventeenth century. Successive generations added Georgian and then Victorian work, layering the building's appearance over some 250 years. The long run of family portraits inside points to a single family's occupation stretching back generations.
Architecture of Fulbeck Manor
The house is built of coursed limestone rubble with ashlar quoins and dressings, a seventeenth-century core overlaid with Georgian and Victorian alterations and additions.
Worth knowing
Local tradition holds that the manor began life as a converted barn around 1580 rather than as a purpose-built house, which would make its later grandeur something of an architectural disguise.
Facilities
Plan your visit to Fulbeck Manor
Nearest station: Ancaster Rail Station (4.3 miles)
Generally open by written appointment only or for annual Heritage Open Days.
Places to visit near Fulbeck Manor
St Nicholas' Church, Normanton
View St Nicholas' Church, Normanton on heritage mapGrantham House
View Grantham House on heritage mapSt Michael's Church, Cotham
View St Michael's Church, Cotham on heritage mapSt Barbara's Church
View St Barbara's Church on heritage mapHistoric places nearby
Within 5 miles of Fulbeck Manor there are 1 historic properties, including 1 church.
Within 10 miles of Fulbeck Manor there are 4 historic properties, including 2 historic buildings and 2 churchs, across Churches Conservation Trust and National Trust sites.
Within 20 miles of Fulbeck Manor there are 22 historic properties, including 8 churchs, 6 historic buildings and 6 historic houses, across Churches Conservation Trust, Historic Houses and National Trust sites.
Facts
A manor rumoured to have started as a barn, now hung with four centuries of family portraits.
- Type
- historic house
- Location
- Lincolnshire, England
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