Talk:Newton Surmaville

Erroneous 1602 date for start of construction
Mr Pevsner makes this error in his 1958 book South and West Somerset (London: Penguin The Buildings of England series) and it has been promulgated elsewhere. Robert Harbin (1526-1621) bought the manor of Newton Surmaville in 1608, and it was conveyed to Robert's eldest son John soon after its purchase in 1609 (Bates Harbin 1910, 21; Nares 1952, 678). The old manor house was demolished and the new house was built between 1608 and the presumed end date of construction of 1612 (indicated by dates on the lead rainwater heads) (Bates Harbin 1910, 20; Nares 1952, 676; Dunning 1993, 112)

Princess Venetia di Cannoli 13:48, 30 September 2007 (UTC)