Norton Grange
Norton Grange is a country house near Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight.
History[edit]
The house, which dates back to 1760 and was formerly known as Norton Lodge, was acquired by Rear Admiral Graham Hamond in the first half of the 19th century.[1] It remained in the hands of the Græme-Hamond family until 1901[2] and then between the wars, as the Norton Chalet Hotel, it was owned by the Yelland family.[2] During the Second World War, as HMS Manatee, it was a combined operations shore establishment used for the training of officers and ratings in the use of landing craft.[3] It was acquired by Warner Leisure Hotels in 1966.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Sir Andrew Snape Hamond and Sir Graham Eden Hamond: Correspondence and Papers". Janus. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Norton Grange Coastal Village History". Warmer Leisure Hotels. Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "HMS Manatee". Combined Operations Command. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Other camps". Butlins memories. Retrieved 7 March 2015.