Building record 0188300000 - THE MANOR HOUSE

Summary

Sixteenth or seventeenth century timber-framed manor house with eighteenth and nineteenth century alterations and extensions

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1311556: MANOR HOUSE

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Type and Period (2)

  • MANOR HOUSE (16th Century to 19th Century - 1500 AD? to 1899 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1500 AD? to 1699 AD?)

Description

Dimensions - Length 14m, Width 12m.
Plan Form - T shaped.
2 storey. Walls of timber & brick, roofs tiled. Built late C16/early C17. Originally T shaped plan. Original half-hipped gable at E end (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).

Sources (5)

  • ---SBC19360 Aerial Photograph: Mike Farley (BCM). 1998. Oblique aerial photographs. SP78252136. Yes.
  • <1>SBC12935 Bibliographic reference: RCHM BUCKS 2 P231.
  • <2>SBC16019 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 4 P85.
  • <3>SBC12216 Bibliographic reference: PIKE A R,17 JAN 1977,FIELD VISIT.
  • <4>SBC19269 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p14.

Location

Grid reference SP 78150 21260 (point)
Civil Parish OVING, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: (EBC13446)
  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13595)

Record last edited

May 17 2023 11:20PM

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