The Manor House

HEMINGFORD GREY HIGH STREET 1. 5140 (south side) The Manor House TL 28 70 16/33 24.10.51 I 2. Dated circa 1150. Originally a first-floor hall, altered in C16, and Cl8. Two- storeys with attics. Rubble walls with Barnack stone dressings. Plain tile roof. Ridge stack of handmade bricks. North gable wall of brick a surviving part of the C18 house demolished after a fire. The south gable end at first-floor level has an original two round-headed light window with a common chamfered sill, and a common round-headed label carved with chevron ornament and pellets. In each head are three projecting lobes. In the west and east walls towards the south wall two similar original windows have been uncovered. The modern first-floor corner entrance and external staircase are in an original position. Interior: An original fireplace in the centre of the east wall has jambs with detached shafts, moulded bases and scalloped capitals. The arch has recently been replaced with most of the original stones. Chamfered ceiling beams and large central chimney stack with hearths at both floor levels were inserted in C16. The present owner is the writer Miss Lucy Boston.

Listing NGR: TL2899170673