History
The Grenville family were for many centuries lords of the manor of Bideford and played a major role in the town's development. Sir Richard Grenville (1542-1591) was born in the manor house in Bideford, formerly situated on the site of numbers 1-3 Bridge Street. He built himself a new mansion on the quayside in 1585. The family had another seat at Stow House, Kilkhampton, near Bude in Cornwall. The monument with effigy of Sir Thomas Grenville (d.1513) exists in the parish church of St Mary.
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