The Manor House Flats 1 To 3, The Manor House And The Granary And Attached Walls And Gate Pier

HANBOROUGH MAIN ROAD SP4214 (South side) Long Hanborough 19/148 The Manor House, Flats 1-3, The Manor House and The Granary and attached walls and gatepier GV II Shown on O.S. Map as Blenheim Motel. House. Early C17, probably 1628 for Thomas Bouchier; remodelled in late C17 for another Thomas Bouchier. Coursed limestone rubble; gabled stone slate roofs; stone end stacks to cross wing; ridge and end stacks of stone finished in brick to main range. 3-unit plan with cross-wing to left. Two storeys and attic; 3-window range. C20 lean-to porch. Timber lintels over late C19 four-light casements and, on first floor, C18 transomed cross windows. Gabled roof dormers. Cross-wing has C20 casements to left side wall of 3-window range. Rear: stair-turret to left of main range, and early C19 two-storey bay of stone ashlar with raised storey band and keyed segmental and flat stone arches. To front left is lower C18 range with C20 porch, connected to tall one storey late C17 block: of similar materials with moulded stone coping; timber lintels over 3 C20 windows. Interior not inspected but likely to be of interest. Subsidiary features: L-shaped wall, of approximately 15 x 20 metres, partly encloses foldyard to front: of stone-coped limestone rubble, and terminated by late C17 ashlar gatepier with channelled gatepier, moulded cornice and ball finial. The late C17 block attached to the left is symmetrically balanced with detached outbuilding block to right or north-west of house (q.v.). (Information from JCH).

Listing NGR: SP4250214203