The Little Manor

The Little Manor is a house that was originally divided into two dwellings. It dates from the 17th century, with alterations made in the mid-19th century and restoration in the mid-20th century. The building features a timber frame with brick and rendered infill on a brick base, topped with plain tiled roofs. It has a hall and cross-wing plan, with the hall consisting of three framed bays oriented north-west to south-east. The south-easternmost bay contains a large chimney with a pair of diagonal stacks, while the cross-wing at the south-eastern end has a large external sandstone chimney with tall diagonal brick stacks on its side elevation.

The structure is part single storey and attic with dormers, and part two storeys, attic, and cellar. The framing of the main part has three panels, while the cross-wing has four panels from sill to wall-plate, with short straight braces in the upper corners. It features collar and tie-beam trusses with two collars and struts beneath both collars throughout, and a concave V-strut at the north-west gable end.

On the north-east front elevation, all windows are 20th-century leaded casements. The main part has two three-light windows with tiled weatherings and a two-light window on the ground floor, along with two hipped dormers featuring a two-light and a three-light window. There is a small rectangular light beneath the eaves to the left, and the main entrance to the left includes a 20th-century gabled timber-framed porch with double doors and glazed double doors within. To the right of the roof pitch, there is a pair of diagonal chimneys. The cross-wing gable end has a three-light casement with tiled weathering and a square light on both main floors, with the tiled weathering above the first-floor window extending the full length of the tie-beam, along with four attic lights.

Inside, there is a large back-to-back fireplace that was originally equipped with a bread oven, and the front bay of the cross-wing features a re-used oak dog-leg staircase with spiral balusters. Additionally, there is a lean-to 19th-century addition at the north-west gable end, which has a two-light window with tiled weathering in its north-east elevation.