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'''Acton Court''' is a recently restored [[Tudor]] house on Latteridge Lane, [[Iron Acton]], [[South Gloucestershire]], [[England]].
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The Poyntz family owned the property from [[1364]] until [[1680]]. [[Nicholas Poyntz]] added the East Wing onto the existing moated manor house in the 16th Century. Construction took about 9 months to complete. Subsequently, the wing was lavishly and fashionably decorated to impress [[Henry VIII]]. The king and his second wife, [[Anne Boleyn]], stayed in the house in 1535, during a tour of the [[West Country]]. Building work continued at Acton Court until Nicholas died in 1556.
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[[File:ActonCourt IronActon Gloucestershire.PNG|thumb|200px|Acton Court, south front]]
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When the direct line of succession ended in 1680, the house was sold. It was reduced in size and converted for use as a tenanted farmhouse. Due to neglect, the house gradually fell into a dilapidated state. By the end of the 20th Century, practically only the East Wing survived. However, the neglect resulted in a rare example of Tudor royal state apartments being preserved virtually intact. An extensive restoration was completed only recently.
[[Image:Acton Court (3001219432).jpg|thumb|200px|Acton Court, view from north-west]]
[[Image:Acton Court, Gloucestershire (3013041037).jpg|thumb|200px|Acton Court, detail of west gable end]]
'''Acton Court''' is the historic [[manor house]] of the [[manor of Iron Acton]] in [[Gloucestershire]], England. It is a [[Listed building|grade I listed]] building<ref>{{NHLE| num = 1320155|desc= ACTON COURT, AND GATEWAY AND FLANK WALLS 40M EAST |accessdate = 9 August 2014}}</ref> of [[Tudor style architecture|Tudor]] architecture and was recently restored. It is situated, at some considerable distance from the [[village]] of [[Iron Acton]] and the parish church of St Michael, on Latteridge Lane, [[Iron Acton]], [[South Gloucestershire]], [[England]]. The Poyntz family owned the property from 1364 until 1680. [[Nicholas Poyntz]] (died 1557) added the East Wing onto the existing moated manor house shortly before 1535. Construction took about 9 months to complete. Subsequently, the wing was lavishly and fashionably decorated to impress [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]]. The king and his second wife, [[Anne Boleyn]], stayed in the house in 1535, during a tour of the [[West Country]]. Building work continued at Acton Court until Nicholas died in 1557.

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When the direct line of succession ended in 1680, the house was sold. It was reduced in size and converted for use as a tenanted farmhouse. Due to neglect, the house gradually fell into a dilapidated state. By the end of the 20th century, practically only the East Wing survived. However, the neglect resulted in a rare example of Tudor royal state apartments being preserved virtually intact. The house was purchased at auction in 1984 by [[Eva Dorothy Brown]] on behalf of the Bristol Visual and Environmental Group (BVEG).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bveg.org.uk/further.html|title=Dorothy Brown MBE established Bristol Visual and Environmental Group in 1971. It is affiliated with the Bristol Visual and Environmental Buildings Trust Ltd. - further information|website=www.bveg.org.uk|access-date=2019-01-17}}</ref> An extensive restoration was completed only recently.

Prior to the restoration, English Heritage commissioned a comprehensive study, published as K. Rodwell and R. Bell, ''Acton Court: The evolution of an early Tudor courtier's house'' (2004).
The monograph is now publicly available through the [http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/eh_monographs_2014/contents.cfm?mono=1089013 Archaeology Data Service]

==Further reading==
*{{cite journal |journal=Current Archaeology |date=May 2008 |volume=19, No.2 |issue=218 |pages=14–21 |title='A goodly howse': the rebuilding of Acton Court |author=Faulkner, Neil }}
* {{cite book |last1=Rodwell |first1=Kirsty | last2=Bell | first2=Robert |date=2001 |title=Acton Court. The evolution of an early Tudor courtier's house |url=http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/eh_monographs_2014/contents.cfm?mono=1089013 |location=Swindon |publisher=English Heritage |isbn=1-873-59263-9 }}

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[www.actoncourt.com Action Court website]
*[http://www.actoncourt.com Acton Court]: official website.
*[http://www.buildinghistory.org/bristol/acton.shtml A House Fit for a King]: a history of Acton Court by Jean Manco from Bristol Past.

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[[Category:Historic house museums in Gloucestershire]]
[[Category:Country houses in Gloucestershire]]
[[Category:Grade I listed houses in Gloucestershire]]

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Acton Court is the historic manor house of the manor of Iron Acton in Gloucestershire, England. It is a grade I listed building[1] of Tudor architecture and was recently restored. It is situated, at some considerable distance from the village of Iron Acton and the parish church of St Michael, on Latteridge Lane, Iron Acton, South Gloucestershire, England. The Poyntz family owned the property from 1364 until 1680. Nicholas Poyntz (died 1557) added the East Wing onto the existing moated manor house shortly before 1535. Construction took about 9 months to complete. Subsequently, the wing was lavishly and fashionably decorated to impress Henry VIII. The king and his second wife, Anne Boleyn, stayed in the house in 1535, during a tour of the West Country. Building work continued at Acton Court until Nicholas died in 1557.

When the direct line of succession ended in 1680, the house was sold. It was reduced in size and converted for use as a tenanted farmhouse. Due to neglect, the house gradually fell into a dilapidated state. By the end of the 20th century, practically only the East Wing survived. However, the neglect resulted in a rare example of Tudor royal state apartments being preserved virtually intact. The house was purchased at auction in 1984 by Eva Dorothy Brown on behalf of the Bristol Visual and Environmental Group (BVEG).[2] An extensive restoration was completed only recently.

Prior to the restoration, English Heritage commissioned a comprehensive study, published as K. Rodwell and R. Bell, Acton Court: The evolution of an early Tudor courtier's house (2004). The monograph is now publicly available through the Archaeology Data Service

Further reading

  • Faulkner, Neil (May 2008). "'A goodly howse': the rebuilding of Acton Court". Current Archaeology. 19, No.2 (218): 14–21.
  • Rodwell, Kirsty; Bell, Robert (2001). Acton Court. The evolution of an early Tudor courtier's house. Swindon: English Heritage. ISBN 1-873-59263-9.

References

  1. ^ Historic England. "ACTON COURT, AND GATEWAY AND FLANK WALLS 40M EAST (1320155)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Dorothy Brown MBE established Bristol Visual and Environmental Group in 1971. It is affiliated with the Bristol Visual and Environmental Buildings Trust Ltd. - further information". www.bveg.org.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

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