Manor House

TQ 19 NE ELSTREE ALLUM LANE Elstree

7/153A Manor House

18.2.85 II -

House(probably Elstree Manor House),now community centre. Probably C17 origins, extended C18 and remodelled c1880. Colourwashed brick and C19 dark red brick with stone dressings;Welsh slate roof, front elevation:2 storeys and attic;main part 6-window range, mostly of large-paned sashes. Small verandah with chamfered timber uprights on square stone bases, curved timber brackets and Welsh slate roof. 2 dormers. Right end is canted with door, window and dormer in side elevation and return cant to rear. To left hand the C19 frontage is slightly recessed with 3 windows on each of ground and first floors and 2 dormers. To left hand of frontage is recessed two-storey wing in C18 (or possibly earlier) painted brickwork with 2 sash windows under segmental arches on first floor. Small lean-to in painted brickwork with single-pitched Welsh slate roof added to front. Side (west) elevation:Two C18 sash windows to first floor;casements below. M-shaped,roof, hipped and Welsh slated and a parapet to the front elevation. Rear elevation: Centre has two probably C17 steeply-pitched gables. C18 six-panel door to left of centre. Mostly C18 sash windows with glazing bars;some C20 replacement windows, 2-storey extension with hipped roof to right;single-storey C18 wing to left;some C20 additions. Interior:Mostly C19, but single-storey rear wing retains some C18 fittings.

Listing NGR: TQ1896096357