Lytes Cary Manor
📍 Somerset, England
About
Lytes Cary is a manor house with associated chapel and gardens near Charlton Mackrell and Somerton in Somerset, England. The property, owned by the National Trust, has parts dating to the 14th century, with other sections dating to the 15th, 16th, 18th, and 20th centuries. "Yet all parts blend to perfection with one another and with the gentle sunny landscape that surrounds them," comments Nikolaus Pevsner. The House is listed as Grade I by English Heritage.
Home of the Lyte family from the 13th to 18th century. Henry Lyte (1529-1607) translated the 'Niewe Herball' (1578), the first botanical guide published in English. The medieval great hall dates from the 14th century, with a 15th-century chapel. The house was restored and the garden created by Sir Walter Jenner in the early 20th century in the Arts and Crafts style. National Trust.
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