Manor House

Manor House is an early 17th century building located on Station Road in Tilbrook. The house features a main range with a kitchen wing to the north-east and a late 17th century wing to the north-west. It has a timber frame on a plinth, with rough-cast rendering and plain tiled, gabled roofs. The main range includes one side stack to the west and one end stack to the north, constructed from local red brick with a moulded cornice on rubblestone bases. The house is two storeys high with attics, featuring three casement windows on the first floor and two similar windows on either side of the entry to the stair bay. The kitchen wing is also timber-framed and rendered, with a tiled roof and a projecting end stack, along with two repaired diagonally set shafts on a rubblestone base. A fire insurance plaque is located on the east elevation.

Inside, the main range consists of three bays and retains many original features. It has a staircase with four flights, featuring a closed string with oak treads and plastering between the string and rail. The south-west room, originally the parlour, is lined with early 17th century sunken square panels and has mid 16th century moulded ceiling beams that have been reset. One first floor room displays 17th century wall paintings, partially exposed, including a depiction of classical architecture framed by a geometrical ornament border. The original stone fireplace features chamfered and stopped jambs, a four-centred arch, and a square head, with two other similar fireplaces located in the room above the hall and in the attic storey. The roof is constructed with side purlins and long, straight bracing. The kitchen range consists of two bays and was originally open to the roof, featuring a large stone inglenook. The north-west wing has three bays and a side purlin roof, with the head of one post carved, possibly a reused capital from a crown post roof, and an original back staircase.