Manor House

SOUTH MORETON PAPER HILL LANE SU5688 (East side) 17/144 Manor House 09/04/52

GV II*

Manor house. Probably late C14, with C16, and C18 alterations. Cruck-framed; red brick with random grey headers to right; render on timber-framing with brick infill to centre; red brick to ground floor left; large timber-framing with angle braces to first floor left; brick infill; recent tile-hanging to cross-gable to left; old plain-tile roof; various brick stacks. Double-ended hall-house. Single storey and attic; 3-window range to centre; 2-storey, one-window cross-wing to right, double-height cross-wing to left. C20 door to left of centre with Gothic glazing bars. Two 4-light leaded casements to centre. 3 raking half-dormers to centre. 3-light wood-mullioned and transomed window of 3 rows to cross-wing to left. Double-leaf French window to left return of right cross-wing. 16-pane unhorned sash to first floor end of right cross-wing. Rear: large timber-framing to left; painted brick infill to ground floor; rendered infill to first floor; painted brick with some timber-framing. C16 wood-mullioned and transomed bay window with side lights to first floor left. Irregular fenestration of casements and raking dormers. Right return; red brick with random grey headers in Flemish bond to left; flint base to right; render to right, probably on timber-framing. 2-storey, 4-window range. Sash door to lean-to roofed porch to centre. Irregular fenestration of 16-pane unhorned sashes except tripartite sash with glazing bars to ground floor right. C20 stairs. King-post roof to left cross-wing with moulded king-post. Jointed cruck construction to centre with wind braces. Open fireplaces to most rooms. Subsidiary bay of large timber-frame to left return with queen-post roof. History: formerly Sandervilie Manor House, held by de Sanderville family from 1199 to 1891. The site is moated. (V.C.H.: Berkshire, Vol.III, 1923, p.499-500).

Listing NGR: SU5623388284