Acton Court

Acton Court is the historic manor house of Iron Acton in Gloucestershire UK. It is a Grade I listed Tudor building. Henry VIII visited with Anne Boleyn in 1535.

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The East Gate leading to the Latteridge Road.Old images to modern images. The gate was moved from its original location in the south wall of the South Court in the 1700's. Unusual crow's-foot type mark

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Acton Court, @actoncourt #Tudorhistory, #ActonCourt, #Tudor, Henry’s Bed Chamber showing panelling and views of all walls. The floor is original Elm boards called Coffin Boards because of their size.

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21Acton Court, @actoncourt #Tudorhistory, #ActonCourt, #Tudor, The Privy Chamber, the room only the close courtiers of Henry VIII would be allowed, with an ensuite garderobe

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Acton Court, @actoncourt #Tudorhistory, #ActonCourt, #Tudor, The Presence Chamber, where Henry VIII and Queen Anne would have banquets facing the Oriel window, with the walls covered in tapestries of religious or hunting subjects.

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Acton Court, @actoncourt #Tudorhistory, #ActonCourt, #Tudor, The Royal apartments built especially for Henry VIII and Anne’s visit in August 1535. More detail in the next few Facebook entries

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Acton Court, @actoncourt #Tudorhistory, #ActonCourt, #Tudor, #gardens, Wildflowers in the grounds this year

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1. Acton Court, @actoncourt #Tudorhistory, #ActonCourt, #Tudor, #gardens, #insects, images from Insects around the grounds

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1. Acton Court, @actoncourt #Tudorhistory, #ActonCourt, #Tudor, #insects #butterflies, #moths, seen in the grounds sadly in diminished numbers

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Acton Court, @actoncourt #Tudorhistory, #ActonCourt, #Tudor, #gardens, images for Nicks vegetable garden

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Fun Fact: Acton Court, @actoncourt #Tudorhistory, #ActonCourt, #Tudor. Today is the 491st anniversary of the visit of Henry VIII and Queen Anne Boleyn to Acton Court for their two-night stay whilst on their summer progress of 1535.

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Acton Court, @actoncourt, #Tudorhistory, #ActonCourt, #Tudor, AC has numerous garderobes (en-suite) in the royal chambers and other buildings, which all emptied into the moat!
Garderobe refers to a medieval or Renaissance toilet or a close stool.

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Views of the East Gate leading to the Latteridge Road from copies of old images to modern images from the gate looking at the house and from the house looking at the gate

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An overview of the ground floor of the East Wing built for Henry VIII; a more detailed update of each area will follow over the next few weeks

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AC has a wonderful selection of chimneys and they look spectacular in various lighting.

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AC was built on a Pennant Sandstone outcrop with no foundations The walls were built with this by the local farm wallers, as they were the experts in dry stone walling, hence the number of buttresses

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Our bees at AC appreciate the flowers in the grounds and especially the Lavender bed in the garden

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Acton Court, #ActonCourt, #Tudor, the entrance gate on the east of the house opening into the Latteridge road Views from inside and out showing the cobbled pathway to the house A black and white image showing the gate open to allow horse riders to get onto the road in the 1960s