Capel Manor House

Capel Manor House is a small modern steel-framed private house in Horsmonden, in Kent in southern England. It was designed by Michael Manser for John Howard, a former Member of Parliament.^[1] It was built between 1969 and 1970.^[1] The house was constructed on the site of, and within the remains of, Capel House, an earlier mansion built by Thomas Henry Wyatt in Italian Gothic style in the mid-nineteenth century and demolished in the 1960s.^[2] The architectural writer John Newman describes the Manser house as "a severe Miesian pavilion".^[3]: 307 The colonnades of Wyatt's winter garden now enclose a swimming pool.^[3]: 307 The house is an important example of modern architecture in Britain, and in 2013 was designated a Grade II* listed building.^[2]

Capel Manor House
Location of Capel Manor House in Kent
Type	House
Location	Horsmonden, Kent
Coordinates	51.1339°N 0.4474°E / 51.1339; 0.4474
Built	1969-70
Architect	Michael Manser
Architectural style(s)	Modern
Governing body	Privately owned
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name	Capel Manor House
Designated	18 September 2013
Reference no.	1413746