Annery, Monkleigh
The dining room had "richly carved paneling" and the outer hall contained black marble and stone.
[10] It was demolished after September, 1958,[10][nb 2] but the kitchen garden walls, which include the date "1813" carved above a door, have survived and have been grade II listed since 1988.
She also donated the following manors, all near Annery in North Devon: Hame (Abbotsham), Werdgete (Worthygate, in Parkham parish) and Orlege (Orleigh[13]).
Directly across the north ambulatory and opposite the latter is the monument and effigy to Sir Richard Stapledon (died 1320), a judge and elder brother of the bishop, whose male issue continued for two or three generations[20] at Annery, then on the failure of male progeny, Annery passed via a daughter and sole heiress, Thomasin Stapledon, to her husband Sir Richard I Hankford.
[21] Sir William Hankford (died 1422), from a family long established at Bulkworthy[23] in the parish of Buckland Brewer, North Devon, KB Lord Chief Justice of England was the most notable member of the Hankfords of Annery who inherited Annery by marriage to Thomasine de Stapledon.
Sir Richard Hankford's second wife was Anne Montagu (died 1457), a daughter of John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury (c. 1350 – 1400).
James's elder brother was Sir Thomas St Leger, brother-in-law of Kings Edward IV and Richard III.
[41] On 7 October 1583 Tristram Arscott had married Eulalia,[42] daughter of Sir John St. Leger[4][43] and widow of Edmund Tremayne (died 1582) of Collacombe, Lamerton, Chief Secretary for Ireland and Clerk of the Privy Council.
[44][nb 4] Tristram Arscott (died 1621) of Launcells, Cornwall, purchased Annery from his father-in-law, Sir John St Leger.
[32] The first family member who can with certainty be identified as seated at Annery is Lt. Col. Joseph Prust (1620–1677), who is known to have been baptised at Bideford.
[54] The 1811 edition of Tristram Risdon's Survey of Devon (1810 Notes) states that "The estate of Annery has, of late years, passed through several hands, and now belongs to Mr. Tardrew, of Bideford".
[55] This was William Tardrew, a ship-owner and builder who played an active part in public life – amongst other duties he was a magistrate and Deputy Lieutenant for Devon.
[10][32] Tardrew operated a ship yard from an inlet of the River Torridge next to Annery kiln, but moved it to the canal sea-lock after the latter's construction.
In 1846 a new partnership was formed comprising William Tardrew and George Bragington, an original investor and Lord Rolle's former canal agent.
The whole estate, including the main house, around 560 acres of land, many cottages, Annery Kiln and other buildings was auctioned in 1872.
[10] When the estate was advertised for sale in 1912 after her death, it was described as having woodlands, shady walks, glass-houses, and a walled kitchen garden.
Whenever he visited the estate he stayed at the Dower House, the former head gardener's residence in the grounds, and the mansion remained empty.
After his death the estate was put up for auction in several lots in September 1958, by which time the woodland had been reduced to about 20 acres and three small plantations.
[10] The mansion house was sold before auction to a Mr. Berridge who promptly had it demolished,[nb 2] and built a bungalow on its site.
[9][16] It also reportedly mentions the estate's deerpark and a banquet given by Sir James St. Leger in Annery's great hall.
