remarkably good example of Tudor work. All that is now left of the house is the two stone gateposts as the house was burnt down and demolished in 1820 by Maurice George Bisset to prevent his daughter inheriting it after she had married a clergyman without Bisset's consent. The north front had large square windows, with an absence of stained glass, divided by stone mullions. The rooms were of large size and elegantly designed. The drawing room on the first floor was a capacious room with a long gallery in the north front. Lighting in the house was poor as it had a low roof. Elsewhere a coat of arms pre-dating the house decorated the windows. In its heyday the manor house was visited by Sir Henry Englefield who gave detailed description of the manor in his "Description of the Isle of Wight". It was a favoured haunt of fashionable society including Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet of nearby Appuldurcombe House, the latter's association resulting in a scandal and disgrace. References This article includes text incorporated from William Page's "A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 5 (1912)", a publication now in the public domain Country houses on the Isle of Wight 1821 disestablishments Tudor architecture Manor houses in England Folklore of the Isle of Wight