The Manor House

The Manor House is a house demonstrating three main building phases, dating to the early 17th century, late 17th century, and early 19th century. It is constructed of burnt and red brick, with broad mortar cornices, set on a plinth with moulded brick to the upper edge. The tiled roofs were rebuilt in the late 17th or early 18th century, with one end hipped and the other half-hipped. Originally conceived with a lobby entry and a two- or three-bay plan, a crosswing was either formed or added to the original house in the late 17th century.

The house is two storeys and has an attic. The front elevation displays three windows at the first floor, and contains a late 17th-century three-light casement window with original casement fastenings and mullions. A break in the brick joint indicates a previous repair or addition. The original doorway to the lobby entry has been incorporated into an early 19th-century block. A doorway inserted in the early 18th century now provides access to the 17th-century part, featuring a two-panelled door from that period. The south gable exhibits red and burnt brickwork with a square label over a partly blocked window opening. A further rear addition and a side stack, likely added in the early 18th century, are located on the rear wall of the hall.

In the early 19th century, the house was remodelled and a new front block added, constructed of red brick in a Flemish bond, with some original pointing still visible. It has a modern tile roof and end stacks. There are three recessed twelve-pane hung sashes and a central doorway with an original reeded doorcase, panelled door, and fanlight. A 17th-century lead water pump sits at the rear, featuring a ring-shafted stem with a square head and foliate decoration.

Inside, the early 17th-century rooms retain stop-chamfered main beams, including leaf stops to the centre room, and abut inglenook hearths. A rebuilt or added room to the north has a ceiling carried on late 17th-century carved pads. On the first floor, two 17th-century window openings are blocked. The crosswing’s original roof is incorporated into the rebuilt late 17th or early 18th-century roof, which features side purlin construction.