Astwood Manor Farmhouse

DODDERHILL CP ASTWOOD LANE (south side) SO 96 NW SO 933652 6/5 Astwood Manor Farmhouse 29.12.52

GV II

Farmhouse. Early C17, partly rebuilt late C18, with later repairs. Timber- frame with painted brick infill, partly painted brick. H-plan, hall range aligned north-west/south-east; south-east cross-wing rebuilt in late C18; large lateral stone stack on south-west wall of hall, and stack on north- west wall of north-west cross-wing, each with three star-plan shafts of brick, rebuilt mid-C20; entrance roughly central with cross-passage, hall to south-east side. South-west front: two storeys, attics to cross-wings; irregular fenestration, 1:2:1 windows, 3-light C20 casement to left, tall transomed 2-light stair window to left; 3-light casement under segmental head. Entrance through central mid-C20 gabled porch, door flanked by fixed casements. Framing: north-west cross-wing: two rectangular panels high to ground floor, three high with tension braces to first floor; hall: four rectangular panels high; some decorative framing to north-east (garden) front of north-west cross-wing. Interior: single-flight stair with landing balustrade of late C17 splat balusters. Remains of moat to west of farmhouse.

Listing NGR: SO9323365201