The Manor Houses of Lackham 1050-1949 2nd Ed
The Manor Houses of Lackham 1050-1949 2nd Ed
The Manor Houses of Lackham 1050-1949 2nd Ed
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<strong>Houses</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Lackham</strong> 2 nd ed 13<br />
unclosed after night fall. In one <strong>of</strong> these chambers stood the<br />
antique carved bedstead on which the King reposed, the royal<br />
arms and those <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Lackham</strong> family were beautifully<br />
emblazoned on the dark polished oak at the head <strong>of</strong> the bed<br />
and the curious key which gave entrance to this room was<br />
presented by Col. Montagu 22 to the British Museum. <strong>The</strong> late<br />
Col. Montagu always slept in the apartments when at <strong>Lackham</strong>.<br />
23<br />
Until 2002 that was all that was known <strong>of</strong> the layout <strong>of</strong> the old house, but<br />
interleaved into the library copy <strong>of</strong> WAM III, in the Wiltshire<br />
Archaeological and Natural History Society 24 library at Devizes, there is<br />
an (undated) plan 25 entitled “ Ground floor plan <strong>of</strong> <strong>Lackham</strong> House” 26<br />
22 Louisa‟s father<br />
23 Crawford, L (1835) ibid pp307-308 interleaved in the Society‟s copy <strong>of</strong> WAM III in<br />
the Library at Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, Devizes p307<br />
24 hereafter WANHS<br />
25 WANHS 1982.1863<br />
26 Thanks again to Mr. Cleevely for telling me about this document. I believe the author<br />
was the first to appreciate this is the old house, excitingly while taking part in the 2002<br />
excavations
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