The Manor House

The Manor House is a manor house, later converted into flats, dating from the mid-16th century. The house has undergone rebuilding in the 19th and 20th centuries, particularly on the garden side. It is constructed of coursed limestone rubble with steeply pitched slate roofs. Brick ridge and lateral stacks are set diagonally and sit on brick bases. The building follows an irregular plan, featuring a central three-window range flanked by later additions and wings. The house has two storeys and attics, presenting a seven-window facade. The ground floor has eight windows, incorporating 2-, 3- and 4-light wooden casements. Some windows retain original wooden lintels, while others feature arched stone heads. Similar windows are present on the first floor. Five gabled half-dormers light the attic space. The rear elevation includes a gabled stone porch and a three-stage crenellated tower. The interior features early 17th-century panelling in a first-floor room and a plaster frieze decorated with a vine leaf pattern. A stone achievement of arms, dated 1672, originally from this room, is now located on the ground floor. Moulded 16th-century ceiling beams are also present. The original west range was likely built for John Borlase around 1545.