Eastbury Manor House (front view)

Eastbury Manor House is a fine example of an Elizabethan building situated in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in Greater London, England. The House is in the ownership of the National Trust. Kings College Chapel outside view The Tudor style in English architecture is the final development of medieval architecture during the Tudor period (1485–1603) and even beyond, for conservative college patrons. ... The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is a London borough in East London and forms part of Outer London. ... Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is a British preservation organization. ...

The land on which Eastbury House now stands was once part of the demesne of Barking Abbey. It was built in 1570s by a wealthy merchant Clement Sisley, who purchased the land after the dissolution of Barking Abbey. It probably was the first brick built building in the area at that time, it had glass windows and very high chimneys, indicating the wealth of the house owner. Glass was probably imported from Italy as at that time English glass was relatively poor in quality. A dendrochronology survey dates a timber framework to 1566 and there is documentary evidence which describes the dates 1572 carved in the brickwork and 1573 on a lead water spout indicating finishing touches to the building. The Dissolution of the Monasteries, referred to by Roman Catholic writers as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the formal process during the English Reformation by which King Henry VIII confiscated the property of the monastic institutions in England between 1538 and 1541. ... The growth rings of an unknown tree species, at Bristol Zoo, England Pinus taeda Cross section showing annual rings, Cheraw, South Carolina Pine stump showing growth rings Dendrochronology or tree-ring dating is the method of scientific dating based on the analysis of tree-ring growth patterns. ... General Name, Symbol, Number lead, Pb, 82 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 6, p Appearance bluish white Atomic mass 207. ...

Eastbury Manor House is now managed by London Borough of Barking and Dagenham but it is a part of the National Trust. The House has been given Grade I listed status in 1954. It is open to the public on Mondays, Tuesdays and first and the second Saturdays of every month. Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ...

External links

• Eastbury Manor House information at the National Trust
• Information from the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.