The Manor House

The Manor House is a manor house dating from the early and late 17th century. It is largely timber-framed and almost entirely cased in soft red brick with broad mortar courses, the later work being from the 17th century. A portion of the left-hand crosswing at the rear is rendered. The building has plain tile roofs, with an original shaped end parapet to the right-hand crosswing. The gable end of the left-hand crosswing was rebuilt but was likely originally shaped. Original projecting side stacks are present to each crosswing, with a similar stack to the rear wall of the central range. The upper courses of the stacks have been rebuilt, and the shafts replaced in a 17th-century style. The layout is a half H-plan, with a kitchen wing adjoining the rear of the right-hand crosswing.

The hall range has three brick bands between the storeys, with hung sashes at the first floor and a tripartite hung sash at ground floor. The doorway is in its original location at the low end of the hall, although the C19 doorcase consists of plain pilasters and an entablature, and the C19 panelled door is a later addition. The gable end of the right-hand crosswing features a sealed window opening above an original triangular pediment of moulded brick. C20 windows replace original openings at ground and first floor levels on both crosswings. A portion of the left-hand crosswing has been much rebuilt at first floor level but retains the original band between the storeys. A doorway at the rear of the left-hand crosswing incorporates an early 17th-century door. The adjoining kitchen wing is of red brick and dates from the original casing of the house and has a plain tiled roof with a tumbled gable end parapet.

Internally, some of the timber framing is visible within both crosswings, with tabled scarf joints in the wall plates. Framed partition walls are also present. The roof over the right-hand crosswing is of butt purlin construction, with a similar roof over the other crosswing. The roof over the hall range has been rebuilt. The main entry leads to a narrower hall and stairbay with original framed partition walls; this entry bay is at the low end of the hall. The hall range has a rebuilt hearth at ground floor and a first-floor hearth that has been removed. The original plaster ceiling in the chamber over the hall is reported to be partially intact, although now obscured by a later ceiling. The left-hand crosswing has an original red brick inglenook hearth and exposed ceiling joists of the 17th century, laid on edge. The right-hand crosswing has two early 17th-century clunch fireplaces, both with four-centred, moulded arches with “onion” shaped stops, in square heads; the first-floor fireplace is more intact.