Blackthorn House
Purpose / Function
It has been the home of the Moonbeam Family for many generations.
It is now the inheritance of Dian Moonbeam who lives there with his partner and three children.
It is now the inheritance of Dian Moonbeam who lives there with his partner and three children.
Alterations
The original estate was given to the Sir William Blackthorn by Edward IV as a reward for his support in helping him take the throne. He built the original house and estate farms.
The house came into the possession of the Moonbeam Family in the early 1800s with the marriage of Isabella Blackthorn, the last heir of the impoverished house of Blackthorn, and Richard Moonbeam, a rich merchant.
Using the Moonbeam Family's fortune the old house was expanded greatly and it was turned into a great Manor House worthy of a noble family. Queen Victoria paid the house a visit and was particularly taken with the gardens of the estate.
During the depression of the 1930s much of the estate was sold off to keep the family afloat.
Under the ownership of Andrew Moonbeam plans were made to restore the house to its former glory and the gardens were restored by his wife Enid . They lived in the house with their three children, Dian, Ella and Balin Moonbeam. Enid never really recovered from the shock of loosing both her sons in such quick succession and plans for the manor were stalled for her ill health.
After his father's death, Dian inherited the estate but he was in prison and the house was left to fall back into disrepair. When he was released he returned to the house and continued the restoration effort to turn it into a command centre for the resistance, as well as a suitable home for his family.
The house came into the possession of the Moonbeam Family in the early 1800s with the marriage of Isabella Blackthorn, the last heir of the impoverished house of Blackthorn, and Richard Moonbeam, a rich merchant.
Using the Moonbeam Family's fortune the old house was expanded greatly and it was turned into a great Manor House worthy of a noble family. Queen Victoria paid the house a visit and was particularly taken with the gardens of the estate.
During the depression of the 1930s much of the estate was sold off to keep the family afloat.
Under the ownership of Andrew Moonbeam plans were made to restore the house to its former glory and the gardens were restored by his wife Enid . They lived in the house with their three children, Dian, Ella and Balin Moonbeam. Enid never really recovered from the shock of loosing both her sons in such quick succession and plans for the manor were stalled for her ill health.
After his father's death, Dian inherited the estate but he was in prison and the house was left to fall back into disrepair. When he was released he returned to the house and continued the restoration effort to turn it into a command centre for the resistance, as well as a suitable home for his family.
Architecture
The house is built in the style of a georgian manor house, luxuriously adorned.
Alternative Names
The misery, the prison
Type
Manor house / Meeting hall
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Draenen ddu is blackthorn in Welsh. There is also the blackthorn tree.
I like naming places after natural fixtures because this is often done in the real world, like the Plantagenet Royal family whose name came from their ancestor (Geoffrey II, count of Anjou, who was the father of Henry II of England) having a sprig of bloom (planta genista in Latin) as his crest. Plants are fun, and humans seem to really like using them as names and symbols of themselves and places.