Manor House

SK 31 SE 5/93 24.11.65

SWEPSTONE CHURCH STREET (east side) No.1 (Manor House)

II GV

House mainly C18, on C16 to C17 core with C19 alterations. Red brick with stone plinth and brick dentilled eaves, and plain tiled roof with upper part of brick stacks rebuilt. 2 storeys and attic. L plan, with base on left projecting gable ended to street. Renewed C20 wooden mullion and transom casements (with top lights on ground and 1st floor) under cambered brick lintels. Main range of 3 windows: central round headed doorway with radiating fanlight, 6 fielded panelled door, and renewed round headed canopy: 3-light side windows and 2-light 1st floor centre. Right gable end of 2 2-lights both floors and attic 3-light. Left projecting inner wall of 3-light both floors. Gable end with 3-light both floors and attic. To left of this is a 2 storey extension, lower part contemporary, higher C19. To further left a C19 1 storey extension. Rear symmetrical with hipped roof staircase projection (C20 outshut to right) and projecting stepped wall stack either side. A later C18/C19 rebuilding or extension to right. Projecting wing has ridge stack and on outer wall a section of C16/C17 ashlar consisting of wall stack with stepped side and 2 1-lights (1 blocked). Interior: C18 staircase with turned balusters, some C18 doors with 2 fielded panels and rediscovered, possibly C17, interior 1-light with square leaded panes.

Listing NGR: SK3688310671