Building record 0188300000 - THE MANOR HOUSE

Dimensions - Length 14m, Width 12m.
Plan Form - T shaped.
The Manor House, on the W side of the road, 150 yards SW of the church, is of two storeys; the walls are of timber and brick; the roof are tiled. It was built in the late 16th or early 17th century, and was originally of T-shaped plan, but modern additions have been made in the NE and NW angles, and the building has been much restored. The W end of the main block is of red and blue bricks, of late 17th-century date, and at the E end is an original half-hipped gable, timber-framed, with some of the brick filling set in herring-bone pattern. The N wing has original timber-framing in the upper storey at the N end, and on the W side. The rest of the exterior is modern. Interior:-Many of the rooms have 16th or 17th-century ceiling beams, and in the hall, formerly the kitchen, there is a large open fireplace now partly blocked. On the first floor, the timber construction is visible in the walls and ceilings. Condition-Good; recently restored (B1).
Many alterations & modern additions to house which may be smaller than originally (B3).
Grade II. House. C17, altered C18 and early C19. Timber frame with brick infill exposed to rear and in upper right-hand gable, remainder re-casedin brick C18-C19. Left gable is of chequer brick with band courses to first and second floors and above attic window. C20 tile roof, half-hipped to right. Rebuilt central brick chimney with grouped shafts. T-plan, the rear wing with old tile roof and another central brick chimney. 2 storeys and attic, 2 bays in each wing. Front has 3-light leaded casements to both bays and to ground floor centre in line with chimney. Similar 2 and 3-light casements to gables. Entries in lean-to extensions in rear angles, that to left with wide board door and conservatory. Sun fire insurance plaque on rear wing. Interior has early C17 ceiling beams, timbering and fireplace. RCHM II p.231 Mon.3 (B4).