Kingston Manor

Kingston Manor is a manor house dating from the early 17th century, built on the site of a 13th-century structure, with late 17th-century alterations and a 19th-century service wing. It is constructed from Isle of Wight stone rubble, featuring a tiled roof on the north front and a slate roof on the south front and east wing. The building has two storeys, with gable ends that include kneelers and finials.

The north front showcases three double stone mullioned windows with hood moulding. A prominent feature is the large projecting stone chimney breast, flanked by half-gables with kneelers, topped with a late 17th-century brick section that has five arches with keystones and impost blocks, along with five restored octagonal stacks. To the left, there is an 18th-century projecting porch with a hood moulding and a four-centred arch leading to a double door.

The south front, originally the entrance, has five late 17th-century cross windows with leaded lights and a two-storey projecting porch from the 17th century, featuring a gable with stone coping, kneelers, and a finial. Above the ground floor obtusely arched doorcase, there is a drip moulding, while the right side has a 19th-century four-centred arched door. The east wing serves as a 19th-century service wing, with five cambered casements that have brick dressings.

Inside, the Great Hall contains a stone fireplace with a four-centred arch, and the library features an elaborate carved overmantel from around 1685, which includes a central panel displaying the Meux coat of arms along with carvings of warlike items such as spears and drums, similar to the overmantel at Merston Manor. Kingston Manor is one of the original Domesday Manors of the Isle of Wight, which was forfeited by Roger de Breteuil to the king after his rebellion in 1085 and later held by the de Kingstons and Meuxs.