The Old Manor House is a Grade II listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 June 1981. House. 2 related planning applications.
The Old Manor House
- WRENN ID
- final-kitchen-bittern
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Norfolk
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley MP: Adrian Ramsay (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 June 1981
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Old Manor House, Norwich Road, Thelveton, Scole, IP21 4NG
- OS grid reference
- TM 161 811
- Coordinates
- 52.38591, 1.17548
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Manor House is a 16th century building, with later alterations, located in Scole, Thelveton. It features a timber frame that is faced in brick and has steep roofs covered with plain tiles and pantiles. The structure is L-shaped, comprising a main range that is two stories high with an attic, and a one-story wing to the south that also has an attic.
Architecturally, there are segmental arches over brick openings that serve the stable and coach house. The stable includes fixed lights with glazing bars and a ground floor sash window in the east gable. A timber louvred vent is present on the south side of the stable's roof, along with a later brick chimney on the north side. A small lead-covered dormer is situated on the north side as well. The timber frame, which is mostly visible only from the interior, consists of four bays that are close-studded with tension braces, and the frame is largely underbuilt on the ground floor. At the first floor level, there are nine three-light mullion windows that are blocked but retain their mullions.
Inside, there is a wide dog-leg staircase leading from the first floor to the attic, featuring a simple chamfered newel and handrail, with a balustrade made of studwork and plastered infill. This staircase is located in a narrow structural bay, the second from the east. Additionally, there is a timber winding staircase leading to the attic in the south wing, which contains remains of a blocked mullion window.
Local climate
The Old Manor House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 96% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2017
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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