Building record 0492901000 - THE MANOR HOUSE, MAIN STREET

Summary

Sixteenth century manor house, originally partly timber-framed.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1212823: THE MANOR HOUSE (DBC2666)

Map

Type and Period (1)

  • (Former Type) MANOR HOUSE (Dated 1598, 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1599 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 30m, Width 9m.
Plan Form - Rectangular.
Grade II. Manor house, dated 1598 on central stack, altered and extended. Rubble stone, concrete tiled roof. Large central stone side stack with pebble-dash top, brick stack to E, gable and square shaft to front extension. 2 storeys and attic. N.W. front has gabled bay to left with glazed double doors to ground floor and 2-light wooden casement above. One casement in main wing with stack to right, ground floor and bay to right of stack obscured by later lean-to and C20 gabled porch with 2-light casement to left and C19 canted bay window to right. C20 extension to SE of one storey with barred 3 and 4-light casements. Garden front has 3 dormers and 5 bays of irregular sash windows with one 2-light casement to left, double glazed doors in modern bay window to centre and entry in second bay from right. Interior: inglenook with herringbone tiles to back; stop-chamfered beams, upper flight of staircase has early C17 pierced balusters (B4).
Large stone dwelling. In walled garden foundations of buildings often met with (B1).
In 1650 house was worth £12 a year, built part with timber & part with stone & rough-cast & covered with tiles, consisted of hall, parlour, kitchen, several upstairs chambers, barns, stables & dovehouse (B2).
2 storeys, built probably in 1598. Stone rubble, roofs tiled. Rectangular block attached to 2nd block at NE corner. (Further Detail)(B3).
At NGR (B5).

Sources (5)

  • <1>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p322.
  • <2>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. pp260-262.
  • <3>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 2. pp310-311.
  • <4>SBC3681 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1983. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. pp51-2.
  • <5>SBC10473 Map: OS 1977 1:2500 MAP.

Location

Grid reference SP 65370 34650 (point)
Civil Parish WATER STRATFORD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13583)

Record last edited

Oct 18 2024 10:30AM

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