The Old Manor House is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 January 1988. House. 5 related planning applications.

The Old Manor House

WRENN ID
ghost-spandrel-frost
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Oxfordshire
Constituency
Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 January 1988
Type
House
Address
The Old Manor House, Minster Lovell, OX29 0RS
OS grid reference
SP 312 114
Coordinates
51.8012, -1.54777
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Manor House is a small country house dating from the 17th century, with extensions from the 18th and 20th centuries. It is constructed of coursed rubble stone, with a stone slate roof and ashlar ridge and end stacks, some incorporating double and triple linked flues. Originally a 4-unit plan, it has been extended to the right and with wings to the rear. The front facade is two storeys high and has a 6-window range. The windows are stone mullion windows with leaded lights. Mullioned windows to the left of the facade are predominantly 4-light (3 windows) or 2-light (1 window), likely dating to the 20th century. To the right, the windows are mostly 2-light (1 window) or 4-light (2 windows) and appear to be original to the 17th or 18th century. Ground-floor windows include a 4-light, a 2-light, a doorway with a stone hood, a 2-light, a 6-light casement, and a 3-light casement, all from the 20th century. An 18th-century extension on the right end features a door, a 3-light window, and a 2-light dormer. Further 1-storey extensions exist to the right. The left end has been partly rebuilt in the 20th century, with additional 4-light and 2-light windows, alongside a 2-storey wing to the rear. A rear wing, likely from the 17th century, runs parallel to the main range and has a staircase turret in the re-entrant angle. Interior features include chamfered spine beams with ogee stops, a cross-beamed ceiling, and arched stone fireplaces in the hall, drawing room, and bedroom. A 20th-century staircase is also present. The roof is a trenched double purlin roof with clasped principals, some old rafters and some 20th-century timber added for strengthening. The main range displays a stone plinth or base suggestive of an earlier building. A further 20th-century wing is attached to the left.

Local climate

The Old Manor House receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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  • Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2016
  • Related listed building consents — 5 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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