Manor House is a Grade II* listed building in the Huntingdonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 June 1983. A C17 Farmhouse. 3 related planning applications.
Manor House
- WRENN ID
- rough-wicket-umber
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Constituency
- Huntingdon MP: Ben Obese-Jecty (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 June 1983
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Manor House, High Street, Offord Cluny and Offord D'Arcy
- OS grid reference
- TL 216 663
- Coordinates
- 52.282, -0.21828
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Manor House is a Grade II* listed H-plan farmhouse, likely built in 1613 by Richard Nailour. The east front was modified in the early 18th century and there are 19th-century additions to the west and north. The building is constructed of red brick with some gault and features plain tile roofs that are hipped to the east, along with an original projecting side stack on the west wall of the hall and an 18th-century side stack on the south crosswing.
The east front, made of stuccoed red brick, is three storeys high and has a moulded wood cornice. Each storey contains eight early 18th-century hung sashes with glazing bars in flush wood frames, flanking a tall rusticated alcove that forms a two-storey recessed porch. This alcove features a semi-dome adorned with shell-form plasterwork and a doorway at the ground floor.
Inside, the hall boasts a fine early 17th-century staircase with three flights, featuring a closed string, turned balusters, and square newels with recessed panels and ball finials. There is also an original early 17th-century stone fireplace with a four-centred arch and chamfered, stopped jambs set in a square head, displaying two shields of arms of the Nailour family in the spandrels. The main beams are quartered, chamfered, and stopped.
To the north of the fireplace is an early 18th-century staircase, also with a closed string and three flights, featuring turned balusters and turned, fluted newels, along with a moulded rail. The stairbay is lined with raised and fielded panelling and includes cupboards on the ground floor with similar panelling on the doors, which are divided by fluted pilasters. The ground floor rooms to the south have early 18th-century panelling and doors. The chamber above the hall on the first floor features early 18th-century panelling and an overmantel with three bays divided by fluted pilasters and enriched arcading.
Local climate
Manor House 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 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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 0.4°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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2002
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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