Whitechapel, Bishops Nympton
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Whitechapel is an ancient former manor within the parish of Bishops Nympton, in north Devon. It was the earliest known residence of the locally influential Bassett family until 1603. The core of the p
Whitechapel Manor, main (south) front
Whitechapel Manor, possible ancient remains of mediaeval chapel, otherwise identified as bee boles, north-west angle of manor house
Whitechapel Manor, hall screen, oak, early 17th century, with strapwork decoration. Viewed from within the great hall. The main entrance door is behind the screen to the left
Arms of Lear of Lindridge House: Azure, a fess raguly between three unicorn's heads erased or, as visible on the mural monument to Sir Peter Lear, 1st Baronet (died c. 1684) in Bishopsteignton Church
Basset family
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Members of the Basset family were amongst the early Norman settlers in the Kingdom of England. It is currently one of the few ancient Norman families who has survived through the centuries in the pate
Whitechapel, Bishops Nympton
…Peverell had given the manor of Whitechapel as the dowry of his sister Lucea on her marriage to Sir Alan Basset, and it thus became a possession of the Basset family for many centuries. The adjacent manor of La Hayne, today the site of North Hayne and South Hayne farms, was also part of the dowry. Sir Alan Basset…
Monumental brass of James Basset (d. 1603) of Tehidy, Illogan Church