Manor Farmhouse

TL 1075 22/70

LEIGHTON BROMSWOLD, CHURCH LANE (South west side), Manor Farmhouse

21.7.51

GV II

Farmhouse. Late C17 with C18 and C19 additions and alterations. Timber-framed and roughcast rendered. Red brick, and lighter red brick with gauged brick dressings; C19 yellow gault brick. C20 ridged plain tile roofs, replacing plain tiles. Two ridge stacks and end stack to right hand. Two storeys and attic; five bays to north-east elevation refronted in C18 red brick; central bay advanced with plain gabled roof. Brick band between floors raised over flat gauged brick window arches. Main entrance to right hand of central bay with moulded wooden architrave and glazed, panelled C19 door; canted bay window, pedimented and with hung sash windows to left hand. Two casement windows in first and attic floor above with two ground floor and one first floor casement windows to left hand and two ground floor and first floor flush-framed twelve-paned hung sash windows to right hand. Two rear wings (and one to west recently demolished). Interior: Raised and fielded panelled doors with original hinges and shutters to windows. Staircase with moulded hand rail. Original side purlin roof, one bay with wind braces, internal timber-framed partitions.

Listing NGR: TL1148875254