Parsloes Manor | |
Status: | demolished |
Location City: | Dagenham |
Location Town: | --> |
Location Country: | United Kingdom |
Coordinates: | 51.5443°N 0.1303°W |
Renovation Date: | 1819 |
Demolition Date: | 1925 |
Parsloes Manor was a manor house in what is now known as Parsloes Park in Dagenham in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.[1] In 1585, it was described as containing 10 messuages, a cottage, 10 gardens, 2 orchards, 100 acres of arable land, 20 acres of meadow, 50 of pasture 30 of wood and 40 rent.[2]
In 1619, William Fanshawe purchased the house and 91 acres attached to it for £1150 from Edward Osborne.[3] The house was owned by the Fanshawe family for over 300 years.[4]
In 1819, it was enlarged, the walls were faced with new brick and the windows were replaced in a neo-gothic manner.[2] The house fell into disrepair and was demolished in 1925.[4]