The Manor House

SANDFORD ST.MARTIN MANOR ROAD SP4126 (South side) 13/144 The Manor House - II Manor house. c.1715, for Joseph Taylor, possibly with earlier elements, extended C19 and 1924. Limestone ashlar and coursed squared rubble; Stonesfield-slate roofs with ashlar stacks. Complex plan. 2 and 3 storeys. Central part of the garden front is the original ashlar 5-window entrance front in Baroque style, with 12-pane sashes at ground and first floors, storey bands and a parapet with cornice; the middle 3 bays break forward under a triangular pediment and, at second floor, have segmental-arched casements flanking a taller round-headed window which rises into the pediment under a large keyblock. Outer bays have contemporary ornamental lead rainwater heads. Set back on either side is an added 2-storey bay with sashes plus later extensions with gabled half dormers. Roofs have gable parapets. Present entrance front is C19 and C20 in multi-gabled style with stone-mullioned windows. Interior not inspected but photograph in National Monuments Record shows a stone Tudor-arched fireplace with a plaster overmantel of coat of arms within a border. (V.C.H.: Oxfordshire, Vol.XI, p.172; Buildings of England: Oxfordshire, p.751).

Listing NGR: SP4193926512