Samarès Manor
{{Short description|Manor house in Jersey}}
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|location_town= Parish of St. Clement
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Samarès Manor (Jèrriais: Mangni d'Sanmathès) is a manor house with medieval origins in the Vingtaine de Samarès, in the parish of St. Clement in Jersey, and is the traditional home of the Seigneur de Samarès. The name Samarès is an old French word meaning salt-marsh, and much of the low-lying surrounding areas are or were coastal marshes.
The gardens are open to the public from April until October.
History
Image:Mangni d'Sanmathès Saint Cliément Jèrri Mai 2011 17.jpg in 2011.]]
The oldest part of the house is the undercroft thought to be a crypt dedicated to Saint Martha, dating from the 11th or 12th century.{{cite web|url=https://www.mygov.je//Planning/Pages/HistoricEnvironmentDetail.aspx?s=3&r=CL0085|title=Historic Environment Detail|website=Mygov.je|accessdate=19 July 2018}} Today, the west-wing of the manor house is above the undercroft. The original building, possibly a chapel, which once stood above the crypt is no longer present.
The manor house is a H-plan building with a number of Tudor arched windows on the ground floor.
The round colombier is believed to be the oldest in Jersey and may date to as early as the 12th century.
The present gardens were first created in the 1920s by Sir James Knott who bought the manor in 1924.{{cite web|url=http://www.knott-trust.co.uk/knott-family-history |title=The Sir James Knott Trust | Knott family history |publisher=Knott-trust.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-10-14}} This substantial work included re-claiming the salt marsh area near the manor.
On the 12 June 2009, the manor's grounds were used by the BBC as a location for filming an episode of Antiques Roadshow.
Farm
File:Pétanque jeunm'lage Saint Hélyi-Avranches Jèrri Mai 2011 32.jpg
Samarès Manor farm lies directly to east of the manor house. Many of the buildings are now used as self-catering accommodation.
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Samarès Manor, Jersey}}
- [http://www.samaresmanor.com/ Samarès Manor]
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Category:Tourist attractions in Jersey
Category:Manor houses in Jersey
Category:Buildings and structures in Saint Clement, Jersey
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