The Manor House

The Manor House is a manor house, probably built around 1603, likely for Richard Cooper. It is constructed of regular coursed ironstone in wide and narrow courses, with a moulded plinth. The roof is stone slate with coped gable parapets, and includes stone external and ridge stacks. The building follows a U-plan with wings to the rear. It is two storeys and has an attic, with a five-window front.

The main entrance, on the right of the central range, features a fine, ovolo-moulded and hollow-chamfered four-centred arch in a straight head, with spandrels bearing blank shields and an ovolo hood mould. The original studded plank door has strap hinges. Stone-mullioned windows with hood moulds are present throughout, with three lights except for the two-light window above the entrance and a later single-light window to the right of the door. The central range has a broad external stack with a string course and cornice. The left and right bays have gabled attic storeys with windows and a finial.

The left return side has a three-window range and an external stack. The right return side also has a three-window range, featuring a chamfered four-centred arched doorway with an old studded door on the left. A second entrance has a square-headed doorway, possibly formerly a window, with a 20th-century part-glazed door. Another bay features a three-light staircase window and a dormer.

At the rear, the central range has a doorway similar to the front entrance, with a 20th-century part-glazed door. A six-light hall window to the right is accompanied by a four-light window with a king mullion above, and a two-light window above the door. The gabled wings have attic windows of four and three lights, while the right wing features a six-light parlour window with a king mullion. The inner sides have three-light windows, one blocked on the left.

Inside, the screens passage has stone walls and chamfered four-centred archways leading to the hall and to the right. The hall features a similar archway at its east end. Stone flagged floors are present. The hall has a large open fireplace with a moulded four-centred arch and jambs, and a moulded shelf. It also features transverse ceiling beams supported by renewed stone corbels. The parlour has a similar, smaller fireplace and moulded beams. A kitchen with a large open fireplace was noted. Some broad-chamfered ceiling beams survive. Twin timber-framed newel staircases contain original shaped splat balusters and moulded finials. Heavy timber-framed partitions with plaster infill in some rooms have Tudor-arched openings. Numerous original ledged and battened doors use wrought-iron strap hinges and wooden latches. The building incorporates a queen strut roof. The house is described as fine and largely unaltered.