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Title: Queen's House, Lyndhurst [Go to resource]
Description: Used as offices by the Forestry Commission, Queen's The house dates from the 17th century and stands on the site of a 14th century Hunting Lodge and Hall. It is also the building where the Court of Verderers is held. This court is one of the oldest in the country and still meets regularly to enforce modern Forest law and protect the Commoner's rights. The name of the building changes according to the gender of the reigning monarch. References: 1. Hampshire County Council. Hampshire Treasures Survey, vol.5: New Forest. p.213 2. Babey, G ,compiler. (2001) New Forest. p.20 3. Babey, G and Roberts, P. (2003) Lyndhurst: a brief history and guide. pp. 10, 11 Format: image/jpeg License: http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=gateway&f=generic_sitetext%2ehtm&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&cms_con_core_subtype%3acms_con_text_what=copyright&%3acms_sys_group=%22sopse%22 Rights holder: Hampshire Library and Information Service - Hampshire County Council Subjects: Queen's House
Bournemouth Road
LyndhurstTemporal: start=1973-07-01; end=1973-07-31; Source: Sense of place SE Creator: Derek Dine Identifier: http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.... Language: en-GB Format: image/jpeg Go to resource More Like this...
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