Manor Cottages

Manor Cottages, now three cottages, originated as a farmhouse dating to the late 16th century, with a later expansion in the late 17th century. Alterations and conversion occurred around 1860, with 20th-century additions. The building is constructed of coursed limestone rubble, with minor brick additions and pantile roofing. It features two brick ridge stacks. The layout is an L-shape, comprising an east range with a two-bay lobby entry plan and a later west cross wing, also with a two-bay plan.

The east wing’s eastern gable has a doorway with a rendered lintel and a 20th-century casement window above. The south front features a 20th-century casement, a 2-light, sliding sash window in a former doorway (with a timber lintel), and a further 20th-century casement above. The north front has a brick lean-to addition, a 20th-century casement, a 2-light sliding sash window in a former doorway, a blocked doorway, and another locked doorway. Above are further 20th-century casements and a sliding sash window. The west cross wing’s west front has a large 19th-century, 3-light, cross casement with a timber lintel, a 20th-century casement to the left, a 2-light glazing bar casement above, and an obscured north gable due to a single-story addition. The south gable has a 20th-century casement on each floor. The east front features a two-story, 19th-century lean-to addition with a 20th-century casement window under a brick segment head.

Internally, the east wing retains a large inglenook fireplace with chamfered spine beams with run-out stops, moulded brackets, exposed stud partition walls, and an original wooden winder staircase beside the central stack. The west cross wing contains blocked inglenook fireplaces, spine beams, and some original two-panel doors.