Manor Farmhouse With Forecourt Railings And Gates

Manor Farmhouse is a farmhouse built as a Dower House by the 2nd Earl of Warrington in the mid 18th century. It is constructed of Flemish and English garden wall bond brick, topped with graduated slate and stone slate roofs. The building has a double-depth central-staircase plan with three bays and three storeys, featuring a three-storey brewery wing on the left and a porch at the rear.

The farmhouse has a stone plinth and a recessed porch with a semi-elliptical brick arch, a six-panel door with an overlight, and stone steps with iron handrails. On the ground floor, there are two 12-pane sash windows, while the first floor has three 15-pane sash windows, all with flat brick arches and stone sills. The second floor features three casement windows with glazing bars. A coped gablet with kneelers is located over the central bay, which includes a clock face in a brick surround. The building has gable stacks and coped gables with kneelers, and a similar gablet at the rear, where all windows are casements with segmental brick arched heads. The rear ground floor and wing have two and three-light double-chamfered stone mullion windows, and the wing has a hipped roof.

The garden forecourt is well-maintained, featuring enriched wrought ironwork double gates and railings, along with rusticated stone piers. Inside, there is a notable staircase with turned spindle balusters and a deep handrail, as well as a panelled room with fluted pilasters and ovolo-moulded beams.