manorhouse

There's a special Springtime Foraging Day on 15 April at the Manor House Hotel 10am-3.30pm; 01249 784830, manorhouse.co.uk, £120pp in Wiltshire, with a guided walk with wild food expert James Feaver to track down wild plants, followed by a three-course wild food lunch and a presentation.

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Then he had his hands bound behind him-and his control broke; he began fighting again, and was dragged, kicking and struggling, up to the manorhouse.

Fiddler Fair Lackey, Mercedes 1998

Kevin was shoved and kicked down the darkened corridor of the King's manorhouse with brutal indifference, smashing up against the hard stone of the walls only to be shoved onward again.

Fiddler Fair Lackey, Mercedes 1998

One of Char's hereditary holdings was a fine estate down in the south, near the border-a large manorhouse, a village of its own, and an able staff to maintain it.

Oathbreaker Lackey, Mercedes 1989

The sun shone into the ballroom of the manorhouse through every chink and opening; streaks of white light lay on the floor, which was dented by the dancers 'heels, and on the walls; the rays were reflected in the mirrors, rested on the gilt cornices and on the polished furniture.

Selected Polish Tales Else C. M. Benecke

At the manorhouse it is pretty much the same as elsewhere.

Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries William Francis Dawson

After that rainy afternoon at the manorhouse, we were storm-bound aboard Gadabout for a few days.

Virginia: the Old Dominion Cortelle Hutchins

On the slope before him stretched a small hamlet; a little to the right could be seen an ancient manorhouse of small size, with closed shutters and a winding flight of steps; nettles, green and thick as hemp, grew over the wide courtyard from the very gates; in it stood a storehouse built of oak, still strong.

Chapter XVIII 1917

At my brother Ludo's manorhouse on the banks of the Dahme, at his place Dolgenbrodt, in Mark Brandenburg, Fontane experienced all the attraction of the plain, which I have never felt more deeply than in that very spot and on a certain evening at Potsdam when the bells of the little church of Sakrow seemed to bid farewell to the sinking sun and invite him to return.

The Story of My Life Ebers, Georg, 1837-1898 1892

At my brother Ludo's manorhouse on the banks of the Dahme, at his place

The Story of My Life — Complete Georg Ebers 1867