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Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox historic site Alvediston Manor, Alvediston, Wiltshire, England is an 18th-century house. From 1968 until his death in 1977, it was the home of the former prime minister Anthony Eden. The manor is a Grade II listed building.

History and description

The manor house at Alvediston dates from the mid-18th century.[1] Nikolaus Pevsner, in his Buildings of England, notes that the house is "of brick, in a stone county".Шаблон:Sfn It is of two storeys and is five bays wide and stands in the centre of the village.[1] In 1968, the house was bought by Anthony Eden, using funds from the sale of his memoirs.Шаблон:Sfn His wife, Clarissa, designed the garden and Eden kept a small herd of Hereford cattle at the farm he purchased at the same time.Шаблон:EfnШаблон:Sfn In 1975, his last volume of memoirs, Another World, was written at Alvediston. Eden died at the house on 14 January 1977 and is buried in the village churchyard.Шаблон:Sfn

Alvediston is a Grade II Listed building,[1] with the garages,[2] and the garden walls, which Pevsner noted were "nicely curved",Шаблон:Sfn and the gates and gate piers having separate Grade II listings.[3]

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