The Little Manor

REDDITCH B HAM GREEN SP 06 SW 4/93 The Little Manor

10.4.54

• II

House (formerly divided into two dwellings). Cl7, with mid-C19 alterations; restored mid-C20. Timber-framed with brick and rendered infill on brick base; plain tiled roofs. Hall and cross-wing plan; hall part of three framed bays aligned north-west/south-east; south-easternmost bay occupied by large chimney with a pair of-diagonal stacks; cross-wing of two framed bays at south-eastern end has large external sandstone chimney with a pair of tall diagonal brick stacks to its side elevation. Part single storey and attic with dormers, part two storeys, attic and cellar. Framing: main part has three panels and cross- wing has four panels from sill to wall-plate; short straight braces in upper corners; collar and tie-beam trusses with two collars and struts beneath both collars throughout; concave V-strut at north-west gable end. North-east front elevation: windows are all C20 leaded casements. Main part has two 3-light windows with tiled weatherings and a 2-light window on the ground floor; two hipped dormers with a 2-light and a 3-light window; small rectangular light beneath eaves to left; main entrance to left has a C20 gabled timber-framed porch with double doors and glazed double doors-within; there is a pair of diagonal chimneys to the right of the roof pitch. Cross-wing gable end has a 3-light casement with tiled weathering and a square light on both main floors (the tiled weathering above the first floor window runs the full length of the tie-beam) and four attic lights. Interior: large back-to-back fireplace originally with bread oven; front bay of cross-wing has re-used oak dog-leg staircase with spiral balusters. Lean-to C19 addition at north-west gable end has a 2-light window with tiled weathering in its north-east elevation.

Listing NGR: SP0112663675