Shalfleet Manor

Shalfleet Manor is a manor house, probably dating to the late 16th century, with additions from the early 17th century, and alterations in the early 19th century and 20th century. The building is constructed of Island stone rubble and has a modern tiled roof. The left-hand section is two storeys high and five bays wide. It features a central, projecting gabled porch with moulded coping and brackets, the apex dated 1680. The first floor has a two-light mullion window. On the ground floor is a round-headed arched doorway with an early 19th century double door, the top four panels glazed and the bottom two panels reeded. There are four double stone mullioned windows with metal-framed casements and pintle hinges, and four early 19th century sashes with 20 panes each. A deep plinth is present, and the left-side gable has kneelers. The right-hand section is of a higher elevation, two storeys and one bay wide. The first floor has a 17th century three-light mullion window, while the ground floor has an early 19th century tripartite sash with 20 panes. End quoins are visible on the left. The right-side elevation has a deep plinth and traces of a blocked-in, large 17th century attic window. A 12-light sash is located on the ground floor. The rear elevation incorporates early 19th century windows, a rear addition dated 1824 with two paired Gothic windows, and a 20th century addition and porch. Inside, a study contains a fine early 17th century overmantel with two round-headed arches featuring satyrs in the spandrels, flanked by panels with grotesque masks, under a strapwork band with grotesque masks. A band of Tudor roses and cornucopiae, interspersed with oak leaves and grotesque masks, surrounds the fireplace. Paired, fluted Composite columns are also present. The lounge boasts a late 16th or early 17th century stone four-centred arched fireplace. The dining room includes a spine beam dating to 1680, an 1824 fireplace with reeded band and paterae, and two china cupboards. The kitchen, also from 1824, contains a brick bread oven. An early 19th century curved staircase features stick balusters and scrolled tread ends. Upstairs, there are three-inch chamfered beams with lambs tongue stops. Shalfleet Manor is one of the original Domesday manors.