Gillow Manor

Gillow Manor is a house that dates from the late 14th century, with parts rebuilt in the 16th and 17th centuries and later restorations in the mid- and late 20th century. It is constructed of coursed sandstone rubble, sandstone ashlar, and timber-frame, topped with a Welsh slate roof and large external sandstone stacks. The building has a roughly square plan, featuring a small courtyard and a projecting gatehouse on the south-west front. It includes a cellar, two storeys, and an attic.

The south-west elevation is divided into four sections. On the left is a gable front with 20th-century oak mullioned windows, featuring four lights on the lower floor and two lights on the upper floor, along with a central doorway that has a 4-centred head leading to the cellar. Between the gable front and the gatehouse are two square-headed openings on the first floor, and beneath the right opening is a 14th-century unrestored traceried window with a 2-centred head, a label, and two cinquefoil-headed lights. The embattled 14th-century gatehouse is positioned to the right of centre and has a 4-light mullioned window, with a small square-headed opening under a pent roof nearby. The gatehouse archway is chamfered with a 4-centred head. To the right of the gatehouse is a two-window front featuring 20th-century oak cross-casements under a roof that is hipped to the right.

The north-east elevation has undergone significant restoration. To the left, there is exposed framing of the gable front with timbers of thin scantling, and two openings that were undergoing repair at the time of the re-survey in November 1985, located beneath a tie-beam that supports queen-struts, collar, and V-struts.

Inside, there is a 4-centred barrel vault beneath the gatehouse and heavy ceiling beams with stop-chamfers in the hall of the north-east range, which have been exposed since the removal of partitions. Most of the roofs feature collar queen-strut trusses with V-struts. A late 16th-century open well staircase consists of four flights, with moulded finials on the newel posts and splat balusters. In the room behind the cinquefoiled window of the south-west range, there is a nearly life-size statue of a man from the 15th century. Additionally, a moat still surrounds the north-west range.