The Old House | |
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Location | Milverton in Somerset, England |
Coordinates | 51°01′32″N 3°15′10″W / 51.02556°N 3.25278°W |
Built | late 14th and early 15th century |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | The Old House |
Designated | 25 January 1956[1] |
Reference no. | 1060552 |
The Old House in Milverton in Somerset, England is a Grade II* listed building dating from the late 14th and early 15th century,[1] although there may also be remains of an earlier building on the site.[2]
The house is built of red sandstone with Hamstone dressings. It was built as a residence for the archdeacon of Taunton and was the home of Thomas Cranmer,[3][4] in the 1530s while he held the post.[5] It was only sold by the church in the mid 20th century.[1]
While the house was being renovated in the early 21st century, a Tudor wall painting of Henry VIII was discovered underneath the plaster as it was being removed.[6] It is the only one of its kind in a domestic dwelling.[7] It has been speculated that there is a secret message in the image.,[8] which has been dated to around 1541.[9]