Victorian Manor House History

Victorian manor house is a country house, which historically forms the administrative center of the manor, the territorial unit in the lowest feudal system in Europe. A noble house is a residence or “messuage capital” of a feudal lord of a manor. The main feature of the manor-house is its large hall, where children’s apartments are added due to the reduced feudal war enabling a more peaceful home life.

A master can have a number of large houses, each of which usually has a noble home. So every noble house may be occupied only occasionally. Sometimes a servant or seneschal is appointed by a ruler to oversee and manage his different manorial nature. Daily administration is assigned to a bailiff, or reeve. The term Victorian manor house is sometimes applied to rural homes belonging to the gentya family, even if they have never been the center of the manor administration.

The term Victorian manor house is used primarily for medieval small country houses that are often built more for performances than for defense. Though not built with a solid fortress like a palace, many noble houses were partially enriched: these buildings were enclosed within walls or gullies that often included farm buildings as well. Arranged for defense against robbers and thieves, the nobleman’s house is sometimes surrounded by a ditch with suspension bridge, and equipped with gates and towers.