The Manor House

House. Dating from the 15th century, the Manor House has undergone alterations and extensions in the 17th century. It is timber-framed with plaster rendering, pargetted decoration, and longstraw thatched roofs, hipped at the ends. Red brick stacks were inserted in the late 16th or early 17th century – one to the open-hall and another, originally at the end of the service crosswing, now internal following further 17th-century additions to that wing. The house retains its original 15th-century plan of a hall with two crosswings, and a through-passage entrance at the lower end of the hall.

Architecturally, the hall is a single storey with an attic. Most of the windows have been replaced in the 20th century, but on the west side, a three-light window with diamond saddle bars and leaded mullions, dating from the late 17th or early 18th century, remains. Another casement window in this wall is from the 18th or 19th century, featuring two leaded lights. A 20th-century doorway provides access to the wide through-passage with a corresponding door on the east side, both doorways being 20th century.

The north solar crosswing comprises two bays and two storeys, featuring a jetty on both the front and rear elevations and modern fenestration. The service crosswing also has two bays and two storeys, with a side jetty. The 17th-century extensions to this crosswing were jettied, and are lit by five 20th-century windows.

Inside, the open hall is in three unequal bays with two trusses, one likely associated with the screens passage. The principal posts of the display truss feature roll moulding and carved foliate patera on the haunches. The tiebeam has deep arch braces and peg holes indicating a former crown-post, similar to that at Glebe Cottage, Comberton; its upward and downward braces would have been two-way. Unusually, there is no smoke blackening on the 15th-century roof timbers. The inglenook hearth is 16th century, mirroring the design at Glebe Cottage, Comberton. It is possible the original hearth and chimney were removed and replaced in the 16th century, or that a side stack was dismantled. The roof itself dates from the 17th century. A 16th-century ceiling was inserted into the hall, coinciding with the removal of the original screen, evidenced by peg holes in the tiebeam. The ceiling joists in the crosswings are original, substantial, and laid flat.