The Old Manor House

The Old Manor House is a manor house that has been converted into a farmhouse, with an attached range to the north that was originally an industrial building or warehouse. It dates from the late 15th century, with alterations made in the mid-16th century, additions in the 17th century, and further changes around 1700 and in the 19th century. The structure is timber-framed and roughcast rendered, topped with plain tiled roofs.

The building features two rear side stacks, one of which has been recently demolished, and a large stack with three diagonal shafts on the left side of the main range. There is also a side stack on the front elevation of the lower range to the left. The house is two storeys tall, with attics and a cellar. Originally, it had an open hall and a cross wing to the south, which was later extended by a 17th-century kitchen and a warehouse to the north. In the 16th century, a floor was added to the hall, and a large stack was built between the hall and the cross wing. Around 1700, the hall, warehouse, cross wing, and kitchen were reroofed under two roofs aligned north-south, and chimney stacks were added to the warehouse.

The 19th-century alterations include a lean-to hipped porch entrance and a 20th-century rear outshut. The left-hand range features two 18th-century windows with three leaded lights each, while the main façade has three large casement windows with leaded lights on both the ground and first floors, all dating from the 20th century. There is also a 20th-century boarded door and two hipped dormer windows. The building has a moulded eaves cornice and a painted brick plinth.

Inside, the south room was originally the kitchen and includes a red brick hearth, a plain mantel beam, a baking oven, an extra small hearth, and exposed timber framing. The original cross wing consists of two timber-framed bays with substantial exposed timber framing, wide braces, and a braced tie beam. The principal floor beams are triple-roll-moulded, and a cornice was added to the original hall, which has a rebuilt 16th-century hearth. The warehouse, which has three timber-framed bays, was converted for domestic use around 1700, and the entire building was divided into three tenements in the 19th century.