17-510: Nunwell is the location of Nunwell House , near Brading on the Isle of Wight , which was the home of the Oglander family for many centuries. It is in the civil parish of Brading. The present family are not direct descendants through the male line and thus the baronetcy has died out. The Nunwell house is surrounded by five gardens and also a lily pond . The house also has a ballroom built in 1906, and
34-475: A dining room from 1896. The Oglander family ruled Nunwell between 1193 and 1204. In 1552 it was purchased by Oliver Oglander. The Nunwell Estate was owned by Tostig Godwinsson prior to the Norman Conquest. The present house is largely Jacobean and was sold off briefly, with the Oglander family moving into the former coach house. The medieval Brading Town Gunne is at the coach house after being stolen in
51-430: A pedigree printed by Berry, but the pedigree is clearly wrong at this date. Alice Oglander was in possession in 1431. John Oglander, whose relationship to Reginald is not known, died seised of the manor in 1483, leaving a son Thomas, whose grandson George died in 1567 holding the manor, which was then known as West Nunwell. His son and successor, Sir William Oglander died in 1609, and his son Sir John Oglander writes of
68-447: A personal diary. These records were used superficially by Sir Richard Worsley, 7th Baronet in his History of the Isle of Wight (1781). An edition was published by William Henry Long in 1888, as The Oglander Memoirs . At times of great personal emotion, some entries were written in his own blood. In April 2013, Sir John was one of five contrasting subjects featured in the first episode of
85-478: A series of valuable local notes, now preserved at Nunwell. He was succeeded by his son William, created a baronet by Charles II in 1665. The manor descended with the title in the direct line until the death of the seventh baronet Sir Henry in 1874 without issue. He left the estate to his cousin John Henry Glynn, who, in compliance with Sir Henry's will, took the name of Oglander by royal licence in 1895, and
102-572: The Tudor and Jacobean style house also has later additions. The house contains family militaria . It was occupied by the Oglander family from Norman times. Nunwell House is a Grade II* listed building. Nunwell House is situated to the northwest of Brading. Views of Brading harbour and St. Helens Road are visible from the house. Nunwell was one of Earl Tostig's manors before the Conquest, held in 1086 by
119-399: The 1950s and rediscovered in a saleroom and returned not to the town gunne room but to Nunwell by an anonymous well-wisher. The Town Trust are negotiating for its return. It is cracked due to its having been overcharged to celebrate the 1832 Reform Act. The building is known for being King Charles I 's first voyage, after he escaped London . However, he was taken on November 18, 1647, and he
136-477: The daughter of Robert Urry. Reginald held in 1346 with his coparceners three parts of a fee in Nunwell, representing what in later years came to be termed West Nunwell. He died in 1349, leaving a son Robert, and livery of the manor was made to his widow Roberta in that year. Robert died without issue and his brother John succeeded to the manor. Reginald Oglander, who held the manor in 1428, is given as John's brother in
153-452: The king. In 1199 Stephen son of Odo conveyed 20 acres of land in Nunwell to Ralph son of Nigel, and in 1286 John de Tracy and his wife Benedicta exchanged land in Nunwell for land in Holton with William de Houton . The statement of Sir Richard Worsley that the Oglander family had been seated at Nunwell ever since the Conquest is difficult to substantiate, but Roger Oglander was possibly holding
170-501: The manor at the beginning of the 13th century when land at Nunwell was given by his servant Geoffrey Escoutard to Carisbrooke Priory , and his grandson Roger recovered 2 acres in Nunwell from Gilbert Abbot of Lire in 1256. It is not, however, till the end of the century that we are on firm ground; Henry Oglander then held Nunwell of the honour of Carisbrooke Castle . He died about 1310, and his son and successor Robert died in 1344, leaving as his heir his son Reginald, who had married Roberta
187-513: The manor-house of West Nunwell that it was 'now altogether dilapidated, but before it was consumed by fire in Henry VI's time was a goodly house and a great village of fifty houses belonging to it.' Sir John, a well-known Royalist deputy governor of Portsmouth and deputy-lieutenant of the Isle of Wight 1595–1648, hosted Charles I at Nunwell on the King's last night of freedom. When he died in 1655, he left
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#1732877270167204-557: Was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1625 to 1629. He is now remembered as a diarist. Oglander was born at Nunwell House on the Isle of Wight , the son of William Oglander of West Dean, Sussex . He matriculated at Balliol College, Oxford on 8 July 1603, aged 18 and was a student of Middle Temple in 1604. He was knighted on 22 December 1615. In 1620, he was appointed deputy-governor of Portsmouth by William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke . He resigned in 1624 when he
221-471: Was arrested again in early 1651; and was again released on surety. Oglander married Frances More, daughter of Sir George More of Loseley Park in Surrey. He had four sons including William who was created baronet and three daughters. Oglander died at the age of 70. Sir John kept detailed accounts of his household and estate, which survive today. They are of particular interest because they evolved into
238-497: Was made Deputy Governor of the Isle of Wight . In 1625, Oglander was elected member of parliament for Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) . He was re-elected MP for Yarmouth in 1626 and 1628 and sat until 1629 when Charles I decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. During the king's personal rule Oglander was a firm royalist. He became High Sheriff of Hampshire in 1637, and was an energetic collector of ship money . Sir John Oglander lost his deputy-governor position, and
255-601: Was the possessor of Nunwell as of 1912. It is situated on a rising ground at the end of a large lawn and is backed by a grove of ashes and limes. There is a 5.5 acres (2.2 ha) garden with a lily pond. This article includes text incorporated from William Page's "A History of the County of Hampshire: Volume 5 (1912)", a publication now in the public domain 50°41′02″N 1°08′46″W / 50.684°N 1.146°W / 50.684; -1.146 John Oglander Sir John Oglander (12 May 1585 – 28 November 1655)
272-462: Was then executed. at Whitehall . 50°41′00″N 1°09′30″W / 50.68333°N 1.15833°W / 50.68333; -1.15833 Nunwell House Nunwell House , also Nunwell Manor (also Nonoelle , 11th century; Nunewille , 12th century; Nunnewelle , 13th century), is a historic English country house in Brading , Isle of Wight . Located 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Ryde ,
289-534: Was twice arrested by the parliamentarians during the First English Civil War , but was treated leniently in the end, in 1645. He took a concerned interest in the king's safety in 1647 and 1648 when Charles was in Carisbrooke Castle . Warned, however, of informers among the courtiers by Robert Hammond , he backed off. In 1650 he was visited by Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester and Princess Elizabeth ;
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