Buston Manor

House, late 16th century, possibly with an earlier core, with a late 17th century addition and later alterations.

The late 16th century section comprises a T-plan structure with the main range running east to west and a stem projecting forward to the south. The ground floor is constructed of large blocks of roughly coursed galleted stone. The first floor is weatherboarded to the east and south, with close-studded framing and rendered infilling to the north. The east gable end has channelled render. The late 17th century section is L-shaped in plan, constructed of chequered red and grey brick. It wraps round the south gable end and west elevation of the T-plan's stem, stopping short of the north end before projecting west from the north-west corner. The north side of this projection abuts the south side of the west end of the T-plan block, creating a very small central courtyard. Both sections are two storeys, except for the west end of the late 16th century block, which rises to three storeys. Plain tile roofs cover both parts.

The south elevation of the east end of the late 16th century block features flat eaves soffits. Multiple filleted brick ridge stacks stand towards the centre and one smaller ridge stack towards the east end. The fenestration is irregular, comprising four windows: three 2-light 19th century mullioned casements and one 3-light casement. A ribbed door sits in a 4-centred arched stone architrave with continuous roll moulding, positioned beneath the central stack.

The east elevation of the south wing has eaves raised towards the south end, possibly in the 19th century, to resemble a cross-wing with a hipped roof. Irregular fenestration comprises two tripartite sashes. A hollow-chamfered stone doorway with a semi-circular head and moulded hoodmould is positioned up two steps to the left of centre.

The east gable end of the late 17th century section has higher eaves than the south wing and is topped with a modillioned cornice. A projecting rendered stack and one 24-pane sash are present.

The south elevation of the late 17th century range displays a high coursed and galleted stone plinth with a 4-course rubbed brick plat band. Rusticated rubbed brick quoins define the edges. A moulded wooden eaves cornice with scrolled modillions runs along the top. The steeply pitched hipped roof has a west hip returning. A central brick stack and rear stack to the right are present. A regular four-window front of barely recessed 20-pane sashes with splayed rubbed brick voussoirs occupies the centre. Four 24-pane ground-floor sashes break through the plinth with splayed internal reveals.

The west return elevation displays a regular four-window front of three 20-pane sashes and one tripartite sash to the north end. Two 20-pane sashes occupy the ground floor, and a blocked late 17th century moulded wood cross window with splayed rubbed brick voussoirs is visible. A half-glazed door with a flat hood sits in a blocked window opening to the north end. A west-projecting section extends beyond the north window, featuring a plinth, plat band, lower eaves, and a roof hipped to the west. One cross window faces south, and three sashes face west. This section abuts the end of the late 16th century range. A projecting brick stack stands on the north gable end of the west wing.

The north elevation of the late 16th century range shows the west end block rising to three storeys, with a narrow doubly-jettied section at its west end. The jettied section has a moulded ground-floor cornice to its west return and a hipped roof to the north. The west gable of the main range features moulded bargeboards and a pendant. The remainder of the range is two storeys. A filleted and corbelled stack rises through the north slope of the roof of the 3-storey section, positioned immediately east of the jetties. Fenestration is irregular, comprising nine first-floor casements: two 3-light to the 3-storey section and seven 2- and 3-light casements to the 2-storey section. One 3-light 19th century casement occupies the second floor of the west end, and one occupies the second floor of the jettied section.

The interior was not inspected. The property has been associated from the late 16th century with the Fane family.