Knigtshayes Court - Tiverton, Devon (NT)
Structurally complete by 1874, Knightshayes Court is one of several hundred large and luxurious country houses built by the Victorians during the boom years of agricultural and industrial development.
Commissioned by Sir John Heathcoat following the death in 1861 of his grandfather John Heathcoat, a pioneer in the manufacture of lace and a textile entrepreneur, work on Knigtshayes began in 1869. Its Architect was William Burges (1827-81), a highly imaginative decorator and builder of Churches.
Knightshayes remained the Heathcoat Amory's family home until the second Sir John's death in 1972, when it was donated over to the National Trust, who have since done much to restore it to its 19th Century state.
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