Carswell Manor

The manorial estate of Carswell was occupied by the St Philibert family and their tenant Richard Hake, until 1358 when it was quitclaimed by Sir John de St Philibert to King Edward III.

[1] The buildings were extensively restored and remodelled between 1893 and 1898 by William Niven (1846-1921), an architect who had designed the Gothic revival church of St Alban in Teddington.

The Niven family's crest and motto are still set in stone above the front porch.

His only son (Francis Charles Joseph Butler), born in 1915, was brought up at Carswell Manor and became a noted aviator.

In June 1940, whilst serving as a Pilot Officer in the RAFVR, the younger Francis went missing in action.