The Manor House is a Grade II* listed building in the Fenland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 June 1952. House. 1 related planning application.
The Manor House
- WRENN ID
- tangled-chalk-dale
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Fenland
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire MP: Steve Barclay (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 June 1952
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Manor House, Station Road, Wisbech St. Mary, PE13 4RY
- OS grid reference
- TF 420 088
- Coordinates
- 52.65848, 0.09929
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Manor House is a late 18th-century house located on Station Road in Wisbech St. Mary. It was built in 1791, as indicated by the wrought iron initials "T.W." and the date displayed on the north and south gable ends. The house is constructed primarily of red brick, with paler brick used for the front wall, and displays English bond on the rear. The roof is covered with Collyweston stone slates with parapetted gable ends, incorporating end stacks.
The house is arranged in a T-shaped plan, with two storeys and attics, accentuated by a band at eaves height and three dormers. The front facade features stone sills and cambered arches over a range of five recessed sash windows, each containing twelve panes. A broken pediment tops the central round-headed doorway, flanked by plain pilasters and an entablature. The arch incorporates a small raised key block sculpted with a mask head ornament. The door itself is panelled, consisting of four raised and fielded panels and two flush panels, and is topped by a round-headed fanlight with Gothick glazing bars.
Curving forecourt walls with pilaster buttresses adjoin the house on either side.
Inside, the butler's pantry retains original cupboards flanking the fireplace, with panels featuring ogee shaped heads. The kitchen also contains original cupboards, some utilising butterfly hinges, while others exhibit raised and fielded panelling. A fine staircase, spanning four flights and two landings, is distinguished by its open string, three balusters per tread (except for the attic flight, which has two), a moulded and raked handrail, and square, panelled newels.
Local climate
The Manor House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 11 transactions since 1998
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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