Manor Farmhouse

Manor Farmhouse is a manorial farmhouse dating back to the 17th century, largely rebuilt in the 18th century. It is constructed of early handmade and 19th-century red brick, with some 17th-century ashlar dressings, and has Staffordshire blue tile roofs. The building is arranged as a two-story main range with a gabled stair projection to the east, a one-story outbuilding at the base of the projection, and an irregular ‘L’ shape.

The east front features a centrally located 6-panel door, set within a basket arch within a pilastered and pedimented brick surround. To the right of the door are two 3-light, chamfered, mullioned windows (a 7th light was inserted between them). Late 19th-century transomed casements are located on each floor to the left of the door, and a similar 4-light window sits on the first floor to the right. A massive 19th-century stack, offset to the rear of the ridge on the left, has a cogged plinth, a stepped cap, and is pierced by two lancets. A roof dormer is visible to the right, and the eaves and verges oversail, with a brick end stack at the far right. A wing on the right has a 15-pane casement beneath a later 19th-century casement under the gable, with an end stack on its right, and the wing steps down to a 1-story and attic level. The west front displays 17th-century ashlar quoins and 17th-century brickwork in the lower wall, alongside 19th-century openings. The 17th-century stair projection on the left has a corner stack to its right and a 2-light mullioned window on the ground floor. Two 19th-century dormers are present on the main roof.

Inside, the central room of the main range has a heavy-scathed timber-framed partition, a moulded spine beam, and exposed oak joists. A massive stack is located to the south, with its original fireplaces now infilled. A room to the north features a chamfered transverse beam and a lateral fireplace with a wooden bressumer featuring stop-chamfered stops. A winding oak staircase turns 180 degrees to the first floor and 270 degrees to the attic. A 17th-century panelled room on the first floor centre has square panels, a fluted frieze, and a cornice. 6-panel oak doors are also present. An attic stair is accessed via a plank and muntin door. The attic floor is lime-ashed and reveals a 17th-century roof structure consisting of principal rafter trusses with diagonal struts; two of the trusses were originally infilled.