Sugarbrook Manor

Sugarbrook Manor is a farmhouse dating from the late 15th to early 16th century, with extensions added in the early 17th and early 18th centuries and some late 20th-century alterations. The original core is timber-framed with painted brick infill, with later extensions built in painted brick and incorporating sandstone details. The original range consists of three framed bays aligned east to west. An early 17th-century cross-wing of two framed bays was built onto the west end. A stack was inserted into the west bay of the 15th-century section, featuring four diamond brick shafts and a baffle entry on the south side. An early 18th-century brick wing was added to the west of the 17th-century range. The north front (facing the street) has two storeys, including an attic window over the central gabled range, and a window arrangement of 1 + 1 + 1 windows. It includes two three-light casements and a timber cross-window under a segmental head to the right, which features a stone string and quoins. The ground floor also has a 2 + 1 + 1 arrangement of three-light casements, with another timber cross-window to the right. The entrance is located on the return wall of the gabled range and has a flat wooden canopy supported by Doric columns. The timber framing on the original section consists of two rectangular panels stacked horizontally, while the cross-wing has close-studded framing with straight tension braces to the ground floor and two square panels high to the first floor. Interior features include an early 18th-century staircase with turned balusters, and a smoke-blackened roof to the 15th-century range, with trenched purlins. The cross-wing has a clasped purlin roof.