Langstone Court

Langstone Court is a former manor house and small country house, now divided into two, with a core dating back to the 16th century. It was significantly altered and extended in the 17th and 18th centuries, with a substantial southeast wing built around 1700, a service wing to the north dated 1827, and a bow-fronted library extension to the south around 1825.

The construction is mainly of English bond brickwork with ashlar dressings, a squared sandstone rubble plinth, and hipped slate roofs. The earlier core incorporates timber framing with some remaining wattle-and-daub infill and squared rubble refacing, while the early 19th-century service wing is of squared rubble with slate roofs. The building has an irregular plan, with the southeast wing consisting of essentially two rooms deep, a central entrance, and symmetrically placed blank arched chimney stacks. A staircase is situated in the northwest corner, incorporating the earlier core, which extends westward, forming the south wing of what is now Langstone Farmhouse.

The two-story southeast wing has a symmetrical facade of five bays, featuring glazing bar sash windows (likely replacing earlier cross-casement windows) with smaller proportions to the upper story. Two hipped dormers with 2-light leaded casements are present, along with 2-light stone mullioned windows illuminating the cellar. The central doorway is distinguished by a steep pediment supported on corbels and a bolection moulded door surround with a pair of 3-panelled doors. The south return features a two-story bow window with glazing bar sash windows and a balustraded parapet. The north service wing comprises three 3-light leaded casements, a central ledged door, and a central lantern with a weathervane.

Internally, a cruck truss from the earlier house is visible toward the west (the remaining bays likely extended further west to form the south wing of Langstone Farmhouse, with the original trusses no longer visible). A 17th-century back staircase features a dog-leg design with splat balusters and a decorative finial. A late 17th-century main framed newel staircase has turned balusters, panelled newels, and moulded strings. Two rooms to the west retain an early 17th-century plastered strapwork ceiling with a running-vine ornament. The hall showcases a 1700 plastered ceiling with a geometric design, a central oval panel, and moulded bands, along with oak-leaf and urn enrichments, bolection moulded panelling, and decorative swags over the fireplace surround. The drawing room features an elaborate plastered ceiling with fruit and foliage enrichments and a central pendant, alongside bolection moulded panelling.

Langstone Court is considered a fine example of its type and date, retaining many original internal fittings. It is set within a landscaped park with mature trees.