Wayborough Manor

Wayborough Manor is a house dating from the 15th and 16th centuries, originally built around 1460 for William of Wey and significantly altered in the 16th century. It is timber framed with plaster infill, set on a flint and brick base, and has a plain tiled roof. The building was initially a four-bay house, now arranged with an E-shaped plan. It has two storeys with a continuous jetty, the ground floor set lower than the first, which has close-studded panelling. The roof is hipped, with stacks positioned centrally to the right and at the end to the left. The first floor features two three-light and one central five-light mullioned oriels, while the ground floor has three three-light transomed and mullioned windows, with a glazed door centrally to the left. The right return presents a continuous jetty supported by dragon posts, with the end bay showcasing more widely spaced close studding and tension braces. The rear elevation of this wing has arch braces, and a five-light transomed oriel with sidelights. A four-centred arched doorway within a two-storey porch provides access from a rear courtyard. Inside, the western wing (left return) added in the late 16th century contains a queen strut roof. The main range has large, uncambered tie beams, originally with heavy knee braces, which are now missing. Original features, including a panelled door, remain.