The Cavendish Manor is the home of the Cavendish family, located in Wedinburgh, Britain.
Description[]
The Cavendish Manor is a castle built on a secluded spot in Wedinburgh. In addition of a massive courtyard, the manor has many rooms for residents and guests, a large central hall, and a dining room. It is surrounded by a large moat thus the only way to access it is by the boat or the main bridge.
The manor possesses old and elegant decorations, as well as several of the relics of the Cavendish family.
Because of Daryl's management as the proxy head which leaves much to be desired, certain parts of the manor that were not visited by guests such as the houseboat were in a state of disrepair and some of the family's relics had been sold out.[1][2] As Daryl and her daughters are eventually humbled by their ill-fated attempt to stop Diana from becoming the proper head of the Cavendish family, however, this might change in the future.
Underground Hospital[]
Cavendish Manor has a secret hospital established underneath by members of the family to heal the wounded and sick during times of war. The hospital also has a library containing books pertaining medical knowledge Cavendish family accumulated up until the wake of medical since which rendered many of it obsolete next to a statue of Beatrix Cavendish.
The Secret Sanctuary[]
In the center of the portion of the moat behind the manor is a large statue of an unicorn whose horn is a Sorcerer's Stone. The statue is in fact, part of the very shrine in which the would-be head of the House of Cavendish performing succession ceremony. This sanctuary is accessible only when the light of the Venusian Eclipse illuminates the statue's horn. [3][4][5]
History[]
It's not mentioned when the manor was built, only that the building has been the home of Cavendish family for a long time. The manor also holds numerous artifacts and heirlooms belonged to the said family, though due to poor management over its household by Daryl in the light of her sister's passing, many of these were ended up squandered to satisfy her personal needs.
Cavendish[]
By the time Diana returned home, the manor was still in good condition, though not as much as the last time she saw it due to some of their servants already leaving, either due to being fired or resigned out of disgust by Daryl's poor management. In light of Daryl's attempt to sell more of her own family's heirlooms (which includes Beatrix's tapestry), Diana becomes more than determined to undergo the succession ceremony.
Intelligence and Sensibility[]
Although Diana failed to conduct the succession ceremony, her family, along with the manor, nevertheless saved her from being doomed to poverty and obsolescence. Thanks to her noble actions in saving Daryl and her cousins from the curse for interfering in the succession ceremony, they finally realized the errors in their ways and thus made a more serious effort to preserve their family's legacy.
Sublocations[]
Gallery[]
- For more images related to Cavendish Manor, see the file category: Category:Cavendish estate.
Official Arts[]
Miscellaneous[]
Trivia[]
- The design for Cavendish manor is possibly based on the real-life location of Leeds Castle, located in the county of Kent.
- Cavendish manor is located in the city Wedinburgh, which could be a reference to Edinburgh, Scotland.
- According to Trigger Night Vol. 6, magical trees that filled Cavendish manor came from deceased Cavendish witches, where larger ones being family heads. [6]
- As revealed in the booklet of Little Witch Academia Blu-Ray Vol. 7, the manor was originally intended to be burnt down during "Intelligence and Sensibility" as the result of Daryl's ill-attempt to stop Diana from commencing the succession ceremony which is much more intense than the final product, forcing Diana to save her family and everyone else within instead of the relics, leading her to lose everything. However, the showrunners realized that would be too much for Diana and would have ruined potential future stories revolving around the manor, which makes sense as the aforementioned scenario also proved too dark for the show's family-friendly image, more than even the second cour's four-parter finale.[7]
References[]
- ↑ Little Witch Academia Chronicles, Chapter 2, page 57
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- ↑ Little Witch Academia Chronicles, Chapter 1, page 11
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- ↑ Little Witch Academia Blu-Ray Vol. 7 Booklet, page unknown
