Acton Court
When the direct line of succession ended in 1680, the house was sold. It was reduced in size and converted for use as a tenanted farmhouse. Due to neglect, the house gradually fell into a dilapidated state. By the end of the 20th century, practically only the East Wing survived. However, the neglect resulted in a rare example of Tudor royal state apartments being preserved virtually intact. The house was purchased at auction in 1984 by Eva Dorothy Brown on behalf of the Bristol Visual and Environmental Group (BVEG). An extensive restoration was completed only recently.
Prior to the restoration, English Heritage commissioned a comprehensive study, published as K. Rodwell and R. Bell, Acton Court: The evolution of an early Tudor courtier's house (2004). The monograph is now publicly available through the Archaeology Data Service
Further reading
- Faulkner, Neil (May 2008). "'A goodly howse': the rebuilding of Acton Court". Current Archaeology. 19, No.2 (218): 14–21.
- Rodwell, Kirsty; Bell, Robert (2001). Acton Court. The evolution of an early Tudor courtier's house. Swindon: English Heritage. ISBN 1-873-59263-9.