The Manor House And Preston Bagot Manor House

PRESTON BAGOT

SP16NE WARWICK ROAD 1457-1/2/93 (North side) 06/02/52 The Manor House and Preston Bagot Manor House (Formerly Listed as: PRESTON BAGOT Manor Farmhouse)

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Manor house, now 2 houses. c1550, believed to be to order of Ambrose Dudley, Earl of Warwick, with later alterations and restorations, and conversion of c1980. Close-studded timber-framing with arched braces to first floor and reddish-brown brick infill on lias stone plinth and with plain-tile roofs. U-plan. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys with attic, 3-window range, of which the outer bays are taller and gabled. Plinth. Central entrance has C20 plank doors in moulded wood frame within C20 open-sided porch. Ground floor has 4-light wood mullioned windows. First floor: outer bays have 4-light wooden mullioned windows, 3-light to centre. Attic to left gable has single-light casement. All windows are renewed and have lead cames. Steeply pitched gabled roofs, ridge stack has cluster of 3 diagonal shafts, massive brick lateral stack to right. Further entrance to right return. INTERIOR: left part has extensive exposed close-studded timber-framing to ground and first floors. Chamfered beams to most rooms have embellished run-out stops, first-floor left room has chamfered beam with roll-moulding and ogee stops. Small panelling to first-floor left room and 4-centred stone fireplace with roll-moulding, to either side are panelled cupboards with butterfly hinges. Exposed joists. Roof: some exposed purlins, rafters and wind braces to some parts. To right part: exposed beams, some with double roll-moulding, exposed joists, remains of queen strut roof exposed to attic. (Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Warwickshire: Harmondsworth: 1966-: 374).

Listing NGR: SP1745565479