The Manor House

BURTON DASSETT SP35SE Northend 8/26 The Manor House 30/05/67 GV II

Shown on Ordnance Survey map as Manor Farm. Manor house. C16 central range, left wing 1664. Late C19/C20 alterations and right cross wing, and early/mid C20 service wing. Coursed squared ironstone. C20 tile roofs have moulded coped gable parapets with moulded kneelers; ashlar internal and ridge stacks; some stacks to rear have C20 brick shafts. Single-ended hall house, extended to complex T-plan, with cross wings, wing to rear and service wing to left. 2 storeys and attic, and 2 storeys and basement central range; 2-storey right range; 4-window range. 2-storey 4-window service wing. Recessed centre has late C19/early C20 porch in left angle. Entrance in right side has moulded 6-panelled door in chamfered surround. Stone steps with pierced balustrade. Single-light window to front. Moulded cornice and parapet. Centre and left wing have double-chamfered stone mullioned windows. 2-light basement window. Centre has remains of blocked doorway with c19/C20 four-light mullioned and transomed window inserted into it. First floor has 2-light and 5-light windows. Wing has 5-light ground floor window with 4-light windows above. Right wing has C19/C20 4-light chamfered mullioned and transomed windows. Service wing has half-glazed door in right corner. 2 and 5-light mullioned windows. Older end-part, possibly originally separate building, has stable door and 2-light leaded casement, with painted wood lintels. Right return side is 2-window range. Cross windows. Large gabled half-dormers. Rear irregular. Interior not inspected. (Buildings of England: Warwickshire, p.222; Raymond Wood-Jones: Traditional Domestic Architecture in the Banbury Region, pp.207-209).

Listing NGR: SP3895752266