The Manor is a Grade II listed building in the Huntingdonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 October 1951. Country house. 5 related planning applications.
The Manor
- WRENN ID
- leaning-rampart-wagtail
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Constituency
- Huntingdon MP: Ben Obese-Jecty (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 October 1951
- Type
- Country house
- Address
- The Manor, the Town, Great Staughton, PE19 5BD
- OS grid reference
- TL 123 643
- Coordinates
- 52.26588, -0.35531
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Manor is a small country house dating to 1768, as indicated by a rainwater head. It was significantly altered in the early 19th century. The building has a rectangular plan, two storeys with attics and cellars. A single-storey addition was constructed to the east facade in the 19th century, along with a service wing to the north. Originally built of soft red brick, the west, south, and east facades were stuccoed in the 19th century, and a moulded stone cornice was added below the parapet. The north facade is painted. The low-pitched roofs are slated, and the continuous parapet is lead-lined with indented panels.
The west facade has five bays and a shallow round-headed recess above the central doorway. The doorway has a rusticated stone architrave with a round-headed arch flanked by two fluted pilasters, which have egg and dart moulding to the abacus and cornice. It is topped with a stone canopy. The doorway has double half-glazed doors and a plain round-headed fanlight. Five first-floor and four ground-floor 19th-century hung sash windows are present.
The south facade, with six bays, has similar windows. One bay's windows have been blocked, and a two-storey bay window has been added to the east. Two original lead rainwater pipes with crested decorations to their heads are present. The dated rainwater head has been moved and is now located on the south wall of the ground floor extension, facing east.
The east facade features a 19th-century open porch, a six-panelled door, and six hung sash windows within blind round-headed arches.
The interior largely dates to the 19th century, although some 18th-century window reveals remain. The hall floors are made of freestone with black marble sets.
Local climate
The Manor sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% 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 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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 — 2 transactions since 1999
- Related listed building consents — 5 applications
- 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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