Rylstone Manor is a manor house

Manor house

A manor house is a country house that historically formed the administrative centre of a manor, the lowest unit of territorial organisation in the feudal system in Europe. The term is applied to country houses that belonged to the gentry and other grand stately homes...

 and museum in Shanklin

Shanklin

Shanklin is a popular seaside resort and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, England, located on the east coast's Sandown Bay. The sandy beach, its Old Village and a wooded ravine, Shanklin Chine, are its main attractions. The esplanade along the beach is occupied by hotels and restaurants for the...

, on the Isle of Wight

Isle of Wight

The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...

, England. It was originally constructed as a gentleman's residence in 1863 and remained privately owned until 1923. Of Victorian style, it includes Gothic, Tudor and Georgian influences. Now a hotel it is constructed of stone. Its features include a jettied half-timbered projection. The building, now a hotel, is located within Rylstone Gardens, a public park. The Great Masonic Exhibition of 1886 was held on the grounds and at the chalet of Rylstone.

Museum

The museum at the Rylstone Chalet was officially opened by Sir Edward Bagnall Poulton

Edward Bagnall Poulton

Sir Edward Bagnall Poulton, FRS was a British evolutionary biologist who was a lifelong advocate of natural selection...

on 17 April 1935. The collection includes Isle of Wight birds, butterflies, mouths, and eggs.