Title
The House of John Bance at Challow near Wantage Berks.
Publication details
[before 1755]
Physical details
1 drawing : pen and black ink ; sheet
Description
An outline view of a Georgian house; a woman and man in front; two small lodge buildings on either side; a gate in front; trees behind. Inscribed with title on verso. Bears Gulston inventory mark on verso 'N332' and '3'6'.
Place
East Challow (England)
Additional information
East Challow Manor was built by John Bance (died 1755). It was located near a chapel of ease which is now the site of St Nicolas Church, East Challow. The manor was sold to Bartholomew Price after Bance's death. Price in turn sold the house to Exuperius Turner probably in September 1786 when he sold the contents and livestock at auction. In a small letter in 'Notes and Queries', no 77, Feb 1918, an enquirer suggested that a good oil painting remained of the manor although the building itself had been demolished. The house was in existence until at least 1801 when an enclosure map was drawn by W Church (A Map of Letcomb Regis and East Challow in the county of BERKS As Divided and Allotted by an Act of Parliament passed in the YEAR 1801 taken by W Church Wantage Berks). It is surprising that a house of this size, which existed into the nineteenth century, is not recorded in any detail in any sources. This drawing was probably made during Bance's lifetime and is likely to date from between 1740-1750.
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.7.57.