Building record 0042901000 - WESTBURY MANOR FARMHOUSE, MOAT LANE
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1214644: WESTBURY MANOR FARMHOUSE (DBC4728)
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Type and Period (2)
- MANOR HOUSE (17th Century to Modern - 1600 AD to 1999 AD)
- FARMHOUSE (17th Century to Modern - 1600 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
Dimensions - Width 0013 Length 0020 m
Plan Form - L SHAPED
Grade II. House. C17-C18, altered. Coursed rubble stone, rendered quoins and bonded window surrounds. Tiled roof,flanking brick chimneys. L-plan. 2 storeys, 3 irregular bays. Barred sash windows. Staircase window in central bay above small barred casement. Ground floor and central windows have keyblock motifs. 2 gabled dormers. Circa 1950 porch between left-hand bays is of rubble stone with dressed stone coping to gable and Tudor archway with flat hoodmould. Lean-to to right. Range at right-angles to rear left has 4-panesash to ground floor and C17 4-light wooden mullion window above. Interior has late C17-early C18 staircase with turned balusters. RCHM II p.189. Mon.2 (B4).
HOUSE OF 2 STOREYS & ATTIC, 3 IRREGULAR BAYS. COURSED RUBBLE STONE, ROOFS TILED. BUILT C17, BUT MUCH ALTERED EARLY C20. RANGE AT RIGHT ANGLES TO REAR LEFT HAS C17 4-LIGHT WOODEN MULLION WINDOW. INTERIOR HAS LATE C17-EARLY C18 STAIRCASE (FURTHER DESCRIPTION)(B3).
AT NGR (B5).
SP 64492289 Moat (NR) (B6).
Remains of a moat, consisting of two ponds and slight traces of a ditch in the field S of Westbury Manor House. The remains of the moat are two ponds and slight indications of a ditch in the field South of the house. Condition - Good; much altered (B3).
The feature is an irregular pond containing one tiny island. Another pond to the W has been filled in.
The entire field is criss-crossed with ditches typifying small enclosures and shrinkage but no moat proper is to be seen. 1:2500 survey revised (B7).
No change since report of 18.7.73 (B8).
Westbury Manor, house and moat. The house is two-storeyed with an attic, and built of stone partly covered with rough-cast. The roofs are tiled. It was built in the C17th on an L-shaped plan, but has been almost completely altered recently.
The remains of the moat are two ponds and slight indications of a ditch in the field South of the house. Condition - Good; much altered.(5)
Westbury Manor Farm. Grade II (B4).
Sources (7)
- <3>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 2. p189.
- <4>SBC3775 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST. p23.
- <5>SBC10481 Map: OS 1980 1:2500 MAP.
- <6>SBC28494 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1958. OS 6" 1958.
- <7>SBC28492 Verbal communication: Bernard Harley Seaman. 1973. Field Investigators Comments - F1 BHS 18-JUL-73.
- <8>SBC28647 Verbal communication: Christopher Paul Chaplin. 1977. Field Investigators Comments - F2 CC 04-MAR-77.
- <9>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
Location
| Grid reference | SP 64460 22968 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MARSH GIBBON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13589)
Record last edited
Dec 15 2025 2:23PM