Thorpe Manor

Thorpe Manor is a manor house, now used as a private residence. It may date back to the 16th century or earlier, but was remodeled and enlarged in the 17th century, with alterations made in the 19th century. The exterior features roughcast on sandstone and Welsh slate roofs. The building has an approximately square plan formed by two parallel ranges, with later additions around the whole structure, which have stepped bands over former openings. Large coupled gables are present on the east, south, and west sides.

The main entrance is now located in the addition on the north side, featuring a door at the right-hand end under a modern open porch. To the left of the door, there are two 2-light double-chamfered mullion windows, with a similar window above the porch. The right return wall has windows of 3 and 2 lights. The only remaining double-chamfered stone mullioned windows are on the west side, where there are three 3-light windows at the ground floor, and four (missing one mullion) and three lights at the first floor, along with three lights in each gable (the outer lights of both are blocked). The left end of this wall has a 2-light cellar window, and the right-hand end features a doorway at the first floor.

The fenestration on the south and east sides has been altered, with sashes replacing the original windows, resulting in an irregular appearance. However, steps in the band suggest that there were once multiple-light windows at the first floor at the left end of both sides. The gables on the south side have straight dripmoulds indicating former windows. All gables have ridged coping, which is carried across low linking parapets, and there are ridge chimneys.

Inside, the manor has been significantly altered, but the south range appears to be the earliest part of the building and contains some muntin-and-rail panelling on the ground floor. The roof of this range is a 3-bay construction of common rafters, featuring an axial longitudinal member that may serve as a cellar purlin.