Burrough Manor House

SK 7410 - 7510 SOMERBY MAIN STREET

Burrough on the Hill (south east side) 18/127 Burrough Manor House 14.7.53

G.V. II Manor house, now a house. 1781, with mid C19 and early C20 alterations. Brick and coursed squared ironstone with limestone ashlar dressings and slate roofs. Plinth, first floor band, 2 sill bands, moulded eaves cornice, plain parapets. 3 gable, single lateral and single ridge brick stacks. 3 storeys, 5 bays. Main north front has a centre of 3 tripartite bays, flanked by 2 storey, 3 bay wings. Pedimented central bay has a full height round headed recess with flanking pilasters. Central 6 panel door with fanlight flanked by single fixed lights with Geometrical glazing bars. Beyond, to right, a late C19 canted flat roofed bay window with 3 plain sashes. Above, a central Venetian window flanked on either side by a single tripartite glazing bar sash. Above again, a central Diocletian window flanked on either side by a single smaller tripartite sash. All the sashes have rubbed brick heads. Beyond, to left, wing with projecting pedimented central bay with a full height round headed recess with a central glazing bar fixed light flanked by single blind openings. Above, a round headed 2 light casement flanked by single round headed blind openings. Beyond, to right, a similar wing with central panelled door flanked by single blind openings, and above, a round headed 8 light casement flanked by single round headed openings. Each main gable has a rainwater head dated 1781. Rear elevation has a recessed 4 bay centre with dentillated eaves and to right, glazed door flanked to left by 4 small sashes. Above, a round window flanked to left by a large canted oriel window and to right by a glazing bar sash. Beyond, to left, 2 storey wing with a door flanked to right by 2 plain sashes with segmental heads, and above, a glazing bar sash with segmental head. Beyond to right, a 2 storey wing with a flat roofed 2 storey bay window with 3 glazing bar sashes on each floor. Beyond again, to right, set back service wing with a door with overlight and above it, a clock.

Listing NGR: SK7579810751