# Lord Blandamer — The Nebuly Coat character guide > Lord Blandamer in The Nebuly Coat by John Meade Falkner. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Horatio Fynes, Blandamer, the new Lord Blandamer, Sophia Flannery **First appearance:** 0002-ii ## Snapshot A reserved nobleman whose light-grey eyes seem to look out of an old portrait, returning to Cullerne to claim what is his. ## Who they are Blandamer is the new lord of the manor, a man of few ornaments and fewer explanations, whose arrival stirs the town's appetite for scandal. His face in an old painting, hidden for sixty years beneath flowers and a caterpillar, raises questions about which Blandamer it actually depicts and what the family has chosen to forget. He matters because every local suspicion, about the minster, the coat, and the Flannery marriage, eventually bends toward him. ## Relationships ### [Mr. Sharnall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/characters/mr_sharnall) _rivalry_ Lord Blandamer and Sharnall are antagonists, with Sharnall suspecting Blandamer of dark intentions regarding the church. ### [Martin Joliffe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/characters/martin_joliffe) _psychological_ Lord Blandamer exerts a manipulative influence over Martin, exploiting his claims to the Blandamer inheritance. ### [Clerk Janaway](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/characters/clerk_janaway) _professional_ Janaway serves as Lord Blandamer's clerk, carrying out his orders with dutiful obedience. ### [Clerk Janaway](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/characters/clerk_janaway) _professional_ Janaway serves as Lord Blandamer's clerk, carrying out his orders with dutiful obedience. ### [Mr. Sharnall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/characters/mr_sharnall) _rivalry_ Lord Blandamer and Sharnall are antagonists, with Sharnall suspecting Blandamer of dark intentions regarding the church. ### [Clerk Janaway](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/characters/clerk_janaway) _professional_ Janaway serves as Lord Blandamer's clerk, carrying out his orders with dutiful obedience. ### [Martin Joliffe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/characters/martin_joliffe) _psychological_ Lord Blandamer exerts a manipulative influence over Martin, exploiting his claims to the Blandamer inheritance. ### [Martin Joliffe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/characters/martin_joliffe) _psychological_ Lord Blandamer exerts a manipulative influence over Martin, exploiting his claims to the Blandamer inheritance. ## In the story ### [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/chapters/vi) The stranger who enters the church and joins the choir, singing the tenor part with skill. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/chapters/vii) Lord Blandamer visits Bellevue Lodge to write a note for Mr. Westray. His presence causes excitement and anxiety in the household. ### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/chapters/viii) Visits Bellevue Lodge, is polite and considerate to Miss Joliffe, but is later criticized by Westray and Sharnall for being miserly and having a bad reputation. ### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/chapters/ix) Makes a generous offer to restore the Minster, visits Bellevue Lodge, and inspects the church with Westray. ### [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/chapters/x) Visits Sharnall's room unannounced; discusses music and organ repairs; offers to fund organ improvements; impresses Sharnall with his knowledge. ### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/chapters/xiv) Visited Bellevue Lodge that afternoon but did not see Sharnall; left no message for Westray. ### [Chapter XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/chapters/xv) Suspected by Westray of using the restoration as a pretext to court Anastasia; visits Bellevue Lodge without business pretext. ### [Chapter XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/chapters/xvii) Subject of gossip for his visits to Bellevue Lodge; seen as a romantic prince by Anastasia. ### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/chapters/xviii) Lord Blandamer deliberately visits Anastasia, proposes marriage, and later receives her letter with calm detachment, responding with a polished but emotionally distant reply. ### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/chapters/xix) Marries Anastasia Joliffe; his return to Cullerne prompts the bell-ringing celebration. ### [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/chapters/xx) Mentioned as Anastasia's husband and a rival for her affections; he paid Martin's bills and offered to house Miss Joliffe. ### [Chapter XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/chapters/xxi) His portrait is uncovered; later he reflects on his past, his marriage, and the threats to his title. ### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/chapters/xxii) Hosts Westray, shows him the portrait of his grandfather, and attempts to secure Westray's silence while acknowledging the service Westray has done him. ### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/chapters/xxiii) Visits Mr. Martelet's office to finalize a codicil, then witnesses the crowd gathered around the collapsing tower and rescues Westray from the belfry. ### [Epilogue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/chapters/epilogue) Died in the tower collapse while rescuing others; memorialized on a brass plate. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/characters/lord_blandamer - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nebuly_coat_se/characters