The Manor House

CHURCH STRETTON

SO49NE ALL STRETTON 1312-1/2/29 The Manor House 04/07/52

GV II

Farmhouse, then maltings and then lodging house, restored as house in 1920s. c1600, altered C18, restored C20. Painted timber frame with painted infill panels, painted render with one bay of painted imitation timber frame, unpainted rubble stone. Plain-tile roofs, parapeted east gable, 2 brick ridge stacks with C20 profiled shafts. Roughly L-shaped on plan of 3-bay main range and 3-bay cross wing, with later extension wings. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. North side has gable-end of cross wing in centre, main range to left, rubble stone extension wing to right. Heavily restored square framing with diagonal ornamental bracing forming lozenge pattern at first floor, close studding with middle rail at ground-floor level, the pattern repeated on the left return side of the projecting gable. Gable-end with a jettied first floor with bressumer supported with curved brackets; gable truss of cambered tie beam, collar with vertical struts with diagonal patterned bracing below and twin raking struts over. C20 restored casement windows with leaded lights. East gable of rendered brick with parapet surmounted by 3 ornamental ball finials. C20 lattice casement windows and additions to rear. INTERIOR: north gable room has reset carved overmantel dated 1623 and reset carved panelling. Chamfered bridging beams and cross bridging beams with ogee chamfer stops. Twin trenched-purlin roofs with ridge pieces. Internal trusses of collar and vertical struts. The building was only known as the Manor House when restored as a house in the 1920s.

Listing NGR: SO4600795613