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  • UK: Day Four B – The Manor House in Morton-in-Marsh (Tues)

    UK: Day Four B – The Manor House in Morton-in-Marsh (Tues)

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    Tim

    I’m in the Cotswalds now, Morton-in-Marsh to be exact.  The hotel, The Manor House, was built in 1539, when King Henry VIII granted the Manor to the Dean and Chapter of Westminster.  Ownership eventually passed to the Creswykes, who were in residence.  The front porch, which contained my reading room, was added in 1668 by…