Brundish Manor

Brundish Manor is a former farmhouse dating from the early to mid 16th century, with a shorter service range likely of the 16th century, although it was raised and re-roofed later. The main range is of three-cell cross-entry form, positioned corner-to-corner to the southwest. The building is timber-framed and rendered, with remnants of old panelled plasterwork in the main range, and has thatched roofs. It is two storeys high with an attic.

The window openings are scattered; most are 18th century square-leaded casements, while some retain original windows with moulded mullions, which were altered in the 20th century. A 20th-century porch with a hipped thatched roof and boarded door sits on the front. There are two internal stacks, one with a plain oblong shaft from the 16th to 17th centuries, and an external stack on the south gable end featuring two square shafts set diamondwise, dating to the 17th century. The service range contains an internal stack.

The interior is notably well-preserved, with much of the timber frame exposed. The hall features a moulded beam and joist ceiling with a moulded cornice, along with a bridging beam and enriched end cornices with brattishing. The joists have leaf-carved stops. The heads of the storey posts are carved in a style similar to that found at nearby Brundish House. The fireplace lintol is carved with the initial ‘W’ within a shield (likely representing the Wyard family), accompanied by facing winged beasts and wheatsheaf emblems. There are arched doorways with carved spandrels and early doors. Evidence suggests a screen once existed at the lower end of the hall, along with a moulded ceiling in the cross-passage. The current partition here appears to be a later addition. The parlour and parlour chamber have moulded beam and joist ceilings and moulded cornices. The parlour exhibits fine close studding. A stucco fireplace with sunk spandrels is found in the hall chamber. The roof structure includes a single row of clasped purlins and arched windbraces.

The service range has some heavy plain ground floor joists. A blocked secondary window at the east end has chamfered mullions replacing a formerly diamond-mullioned opening. A fragment of a carved fireplace lintol, probably reused from the main range, is also present. The site incorporates the remains of a medieval moated system.