The Twin Manors of Preston Bowyer, by David Victor
Channel: SANHS
Date: 2023-01-26

Preston Bowyer is an ancient settlement forming part of the parish of Milverton. Primarily a farming community, for several hundred years it consisted of two church manors known as Preston Bowyer and Preston Torrells. For centuries they shared many attributes, however, the events of the early 16th century led to increasing differences. Preston Torrells has been forgotten. This talk will try to remedy that, as well as comparing the two manors.


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This SANHS webinar was;
Presented by: Lizzie Induni & David Victor
Research: David Victor
Production Team: Nathanael Williams,  Tony Harding,  Emma Turk, Allan Induni  & Lizzie Induni

Image Credits :

Boringdon Hall, Plympton, Devon; south front
Attribution: own photo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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John Lord Somerville
Attribution: Engraving by Richard Rhodes (1765-1838) from a painting by Samuel Woodforde (1763–1817), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Lord_Somerville.jpg 

Alexander Baring
Attribution: George Peter Alexander Healy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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W F Beadon
William Frederick Beadon, by Camille Silvy; albumen  print, 12th October,1861.  
Creative Commons licence for National Portrait Gallery
National Portrait Gallery no.  Ax55984

John Parker, 1st Lord Boringdon
Public domain, courtesy of National Trust
John Parker, 1st Baron Boringdon (1735-1788) with his gun, leaning on a Gate by Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA
National Trust image no. 62030
 
John Parker, 2nd Lord Boringdon of Saltram
Public domain, courtesy National Trust.
John Parker, 2nd Baron Boringdon (1772-1840), by Richard Say (1805-1868) 
National Trust image no. 872550

Saltram House Devonshire
Courtesy of National Trust Photographic Library
Image 1363571

Photo of West Quantoxhead 
Courtesy of copyright holder.  Photo copyright of Mark Rutley
Stock photos of West Quantoxhead at PicturesOfEngland.com