A Stately Home.
BECAUSE HERE’S THE DEFINITION. LINK
You should read some H.P.Lovecraft.
Wilbur Whately’s home in The Dunwich Horror wouldn’t normally be described as a “manor”, and because of the titular horror it was a stain on the community.
It was
Whately Stain Manor
That wasn’t worth the time and effort of the build-up, but that damned pun has been running through my head for ages. It’s about time it was exorcized by airing it in public.
I hope you get eaten by Deep Ones for that.
I am, like many of Lovecraft’s unfortunate protagonists, in the dark.
Ha!
this sentence added for discourse
The old Batman TV show would often refer to Batman’s house as “Stately Wayne Manor.”
Regarding the OP, I’m not really sure what part of it he thinks doesn’t apply to Wayne Manor. Is it the fact that it’s not specifically located in England?
Thank you! Like many of Lovecraft’s unfortunate protagonists, now that I am enlightened, I am consumed by horror.
I hope CalMeacham is consumed with Onions, for that pun.
Exactly. Which means it’s not a stately home, it’s a stately Wayne Manor.
And, as a point of nitpicking order, was it ever referred to as that by Bruce Wayne himself, as the thread title would seem to indicate? I usually heard that form of address given by the narrator (an uncredited Wiliam Dozier, also the executive producer).
Not old enough, would be my guess. The article gives ‘sometimes the early 19th century’ as the latest qualifying date, which seems earlier than that house (although Batman Begins does say it was a stop on the Underground Railroad, which could possibly put the construction that early).
I imagine the lore on Wayne Manor has changed a lot over the years, but AFAIK, current continuity has its construction starting sometime early in the 19th century, and completing shortly after the Civil War.
Exactly what was running through my head when I saw the thread title.
Didn’t we revolt against England for the right to call our manors stately? They didn’t even deserve to use the name. We had thirteen states and England had none!
Here’s an image of the establishing shot for the TV show.
I know little about architecture. Does this fit Criterion 3?
A third criterion of stately homes would be their architectural style. Some stately homes were inspired by ancient Greek and Roman architecture – all of those Grand Tours no doubt. They can be identified by the classical style, the columns, pediments, and other decorative elements. As with all things fashionable, however, stately homes might also incorporate other architectural styles from Gothic to Baroque to Rococo, depending on what the newest craze of that particular era might be. This also explains why some stately homes exhibit a variety of styles. Each consecutive owner wanted to leave their mark in order to show off both their wealth and their sense of fashion.
You’ll work it out. I have confidence in you.
You are, like many of Lovecraft’s unfortunate protagonists, too late.
Sorry. I just got here.
But I didn’t think it was the Batman part that was confusing you.
I don’t recall ever hearing “Stately Wayne Manor”; if I heard it, the phrase didn’t stick.
Now I’m imagining the story of Bruce Wayne/Batman as rewritten by Lovecraft. Or has that been done?
The Doom That Came To Gotham was an EXCELLENT comic miniseries and has been made into an animated film I haven’t seen yet.