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Lead downpipe bracket from Abington Manor House. It features the Thursby lion and was added to the house when John Harvey Thursby made his alterations.

A place to live

In this section of the exhibition discover how the house changed over time and who lived there. Find out about the first concrete modernist house in England and what it’s like to live in Abington today. You can also find out which of Shakespeare’s descendants lived at Abington Manor.

History of the building