Ruyton Manor

Ruyton Manor is a country house built in 1860, with some minor additions and alterations made later. It is constructed from rock-faced red sandstone ashlar and features low-pitched hipped slate roofs that are concealed by a parapet. The design is in the Neo-Norman castle style.

The building has two and three storeys, characterized by a moulded eaves cornice, embattled parapets, and false machicolations, along with a roll-moulded battered plinth. The facade is arranged in a 1:3:3:3:1 bay pattern, with a higher central section that projects to form a rectangular tower. The three bays to the left and right also project from single outer bays. Throughout the structure, there are recessed round-headed windows, with the ground floor windows of the three-bay sections on either side of the centre arranged in arcades featuring zig-zag decoration on the arches, supported by circular shafts with carved capitals. The outer bays have twin round-headed lights with diamond-shaped carvings in the tympana.

The windows on the first and second floors of the central section have plain hoodmoulds and imposts. A prominent central porch features clasping buttresses that resemble corner turrets at the front, with round-headed windows on the sides. The round-headed arch of the porch is approached by a flight of stone steps and includes one order of shafts with scalloped capitals. The double doors are recessed and panelled, topped with a semi-circular fanlight that has a fishscale pattern. There is a tourelle on the left corner, and the right return has an almost detached octagonal tower at the centre, which has a chamfered base and a round-headed doorway to the east, along with cross-shaped gun-loops on the south and east faces. The rear elevation features a triple round-arched window, with the centre light divided into two and a semi-circular relieving arch above.

While the interior could not be inspected during the last survey in November 1986, it is likely to be of interest. The house was formerly known as Ruyton Towers and originally extended further to the rear.