The_Elms_(Bedhampton)
The Elms is an historic house in Old Bedhampton, near Havant, Hampshire in England. It is a Grade II* listed building[1] The house was built in the 17th century and improved in the Gothic revival style during the 18th.[2]
Midway through the 19th century the owner, Sir Theophilus Lee,[3] invited his second cousin Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, to dine there, commissioning a room[4] in his honour.[5] Lee's son, Authur, was MP for Havant at the end of the 19th century.[6]
Today it forms part of the Manor Trust,[7] a housing charity providing sheltered accommodation for elderly local residents.