The Manor House And Preston Bagot Manor House

The Manor House, now divided into two houses, dates from around 1550 and is believed to have been commissioned by Ambrose Dudley, Earl of Warwick. It has undergone later alterations and restorations, with a conversion around 1980. The building features close-studded timber-framing with arched braces on the first floor, reddish-brown brick infill on a lias stone plinth, and plain-tile roofs, forming a U-plan.

The exterior is two storeys high with an attic and a three-window range, where the outer bays are taller and gabled. There is a plinth, and the central entrance has 20th-century plank doors set in a moulded wood frame within a 20th-century open-sided porch. The ground floor has 4-light wooden mullioned windows, while the first floor features 4-light wooden mullioned windows in the outer bays and a 3-light window in the centre. The left gable attic has a single-light casement. All windows have been renewed and include lead cames. The steeply pitched gabled roofs have a ridge stack with a cluster of three diagonal shafts and a massive brick lateral stack on the right. There is an additional entrance on the right return.

Inside, the left part of the house showcases extensive exposed close-studded timber-framing on the ground and first floors. Most rooms have chamfered beams with embellished run-out stops, and the first-floor left room features a chamfered beam with roll-moulding and ogee stops. This room also has small panelling and a 4-centred stone fireplace with roll-moulding, flanked by panelled cupboards with butterfly hinges. Exposed joists are present throughout. The roof includes some exposed purlins, rafters, and wind braces in certain areas. The right part of the house has exposed beams, some with double roll-moulding, exposed joists, and remnants of a queen strut roof visible in the attic.