Manor House And Manor Gate Including Forecourt Walls

The Manor House and Manor Gate, along with associated forecourt walls, date primarily to around 1750, with a later 18th-century service wing added subsequently. Originally built for John May, the property was divided into two dwellings in 1962. The main house is constructed of red brick with a plain tile roof and brick end stacks, while the service wing is of red brick with slate and plain tile hipped roofs, also featuring brick stacks. The forecourt walls are also of brick.

The building is two storeys and has a dormer attic. The front of the main house (No.65) has a five-window facade, while the service wing(No.67) has a two-story, three-window facade divided into two blocks. The main house’s central entrance features an eight-panel door set within panelled reveals and a pedimented Gibbs surround, with foliage carved into the door jambs. Six-over-six unhorned sash windows are present on both floors, within flush frames. The external angles of the main elevation are terminated by giant clasping pilasters with moulded capitals. A moulded brick cornice runs beneath a plain parapet. Two gabled dormers are present, each containing a 20th-century three-light casement window. The service wing includes a four-panel front door within a fluted doorcase to the right of a basket arched carriage entrance. Above the arch is a six-over-six unhorned sash, a six-over-six sash above the front door, and a four-over-four sash to the right.

The forecourt is enclosed by curving brick screen walls topped with a dentil cornice, attached to the left end of the main house.

The interior of the main house (No.65) features a mid-18th-century staircase with turned balusters, a moulded ramped handrail on column newel posts, plain chamfered ceiling joists in the ground floor rooms, and eared door surrounds. A 18th-century rafter roof is also present.