Manor House

SK 98 SW CAMMERINGHAM MANOR LANE (South side)

6/17 Manor House 30,ll.66 G.V. II*

Manor house. Mid C12, early C18, Cl9. Coursed limestone rubble, limestone ashlar. Pantile roofs with 3 tall ashlar gable stacks, stone coped gables with kneelers and moulded ashlar eaves. Double pile plan with low C19 extension to rear. 2 storey, 7 bay C18 front with central doorway with broad moulded architrave with raised keystone, and partially glazed panelled door. Doorway flanked by 3 glazing bar sashes on each side with 6 glazing bar sashes above with central dummy window over doorway. All the windows have moulded architraves with raised keystones and original glazing bars. Doorway in west return with rusticated architrave and raised keystone. Mid C12 undercroft incorporated into rear C18 range with single window to east in deeply splayed opening, with 2 large recesses in south wall and single recess in north wall, all with rough segmental heads. Small rectangular opening in north wall to west. Three flight return staircase of c.1730 with splat balusters with knops, heavy moulded handrail and plain tread ends. C19 fireplaces. Part of medieval moat intact in grounds. Originally seat of Tyrwhitt family, sold to Chaplin family early in C18 for #20,000.

Listing NGR: SK9490282217