Peasemore Manor is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 April 1988. Hall house, farmhouse. 4 related planning applications.
Peasemore Manor
- WRENN ID
- shadowed-dormer-lake
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 April 1988
- Type
- Hall house, farmhouse
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Peasemore Manor is a hall house that has been converted into a farmhouse. It dates back to the early 15th century and underwent alterations and extensions in the late 18th century, with further changes made in the mid-20th century. The building features a combination of timber framing encased in brick and brick construction, topped with plain tile roofs that are hipped and half-hipped. Originally designed in a rectangular plan with five framed bays, it has been modified into a U-shape with two extensions on the south side and a lean-to extension on the north side. The manor stands two storeys high and includes a cellar.
The exterior showcases three chimneys, one of which was inserted around 1600. The windows are primarily 19th-century wooden casements and mid-20th-century metal casements, some of which have segmental brick heads. The south front features dentilled brick eaves, with a central section of three bays that includes a projecting stair turret on the right. The entrance is a 20th-century plank door located in the centre, sheltered by a hipped porch. There are half-hipped extensions on both the left and right sides of the building. A dovecote is situated in the roof on the east side, with its entry located in the gable.
Inside, the manor has a plain collar roof with trenched purlins. The former hall is located in the two middle bays, with a high end on the eastern side of the central hall truss, which is arch-braced to the collar and heavily rooted. Long wide windbraces support the structure, and some principal beams on the ground floor are chamfered with plain tops. The house is believed to have been the Manor House and is reputed to have been built by Thomas, one of Chaucer's sons.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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