The Manor Office is a Grade I listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 October 1951. A C14 Office, former gaol.
The Manor Office
- WRENN ID
- final-cinder-kestrel
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 October 1951
- Type
- Office, former gaol
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
HALLGATE 1. (North East Side) 5334 The Manor Office NY 9364 1/4 2.10.51.
I GV
- Circa 1330 for Archbishop Melton of York. Built as a gaol, which it remained until mid C19. 3 storey rectangular building with set-offs to each floor. Range of 64 large triple roll corbels for former machicolations. Roof at present leaded. Built partly of Roman dressed stones. Original windows small, trefoil headed with bars. Later insertions are 3 or 4 light lancets, 2 to east, 1 to north and 1 to south. Central entrance to west with recent pointed arch; former entrance to partly dismantled newel stair to left now blocked and replaced by a 2 light trefoil headed window. 3 windows on 1st floor, above entrance, later insertions 2 light with mullions. Interior considerably altered by addition of axial east-west staircase in C19. Ground floor vaulted. A.M.
The Manor Office, together with Nos 15 to 19 (consec), Hall Bank House, bankhead and Manor Cottage and Archway form a group of which Nos 15 and 16 gate are of local interest.
Listing NGR: NY9369864082
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