Building record 1067100000 - MANOR HOUSE, MENTMORE

Summary

Mid-eighteenth century manor house with later extensions

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II*) 1161133: MANOR HOUSE (DBC2492)

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Type and Period (2)

  • HOUSE (18th Century to Modern - 1700 AD to 1999 AD)
  • MANOR HOUSE (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)

Description

Grade II+. House. Mid C18. Red and vitreous brick with red brick quoins and window surrounds. Moulded plinth, eaves - line band course, parapet with tile coping. Old tile roof, slightly Mansard, with triangular stone-coped gables and flanking brick chimneys. 2 storeys and attic, 5 bays. 3-pane sash windows with thick glazing bars, architrave frames,moulded sills and gauged brick heads. Ground floor sashes have been renewed. Attic has hipped dormers with paired leaded casements. Central 8-panelled door with rectangular fanlight, in wooden doorcase with panelled frieze, flat wooden hood on shaped brackets, and panelled Doric pilasters. Single storey C19-C20 brick extension to left with hipped slate roof. Lower wing at right-angles to rear is probably older but has been altered and extended. Good interior with C18 panelling in main ground and first floor rooms. Lower rooms have C19 marble fireplaces, upper rooms have original wooden fireplaces and C19 grates. Upper left room has 2 closets with doors and fanlights. Central hall contains C18 staircase with turned balusters and carved tread ends. Attic stair also has turned balusters and panelled cupboards and bulkhead (B1).
Buildings report held at NMR (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC19041 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p59.
  • <2>SBC23358 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2006. NMR Buildings Reports. BF033006.

Location

Grid reference SP 90686 19653 (point)
Civil Parish MENTMORE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13593)

Record last edited

Feb 18 2023 6:53PM

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