Chilworth Manor

Chilworth Manor is a house built in three distinct phases, beginning in the mid-17th century with a range to the south, possibly for Vincent Randyll. An 18th-century range was added to the north, and a central range was constructed around 1930 by Alfred Mildmay. The southern and central portions are of sandstone rubble with brick dressings, while the northern end is cement rendered. The house has plain tiled roofs, with a hip roof on the south range.

The south range, which serves as the entrance front, is two storeys high and sits upon a brick plinth. It features a brick plat band over the ground floor and brick dentilled eaves. A prominent brick frontispiece rises to a Dutch gable to the left of centre, and rear stacks flank the front, with the right-hand stack featuring a corbelled top. The front has four casement windows arranged regularly, each within a 4-centred arched stone surround with a gauged brick head on both floors. The frontispiece includes pilasters on both floors and a central first-floor window set within a roundel. A stone door surround with pedestal pilasters is flanked by double-panelled doors, topped by a scroll bracketed entablature and a brick keystone. A 19th-century single-storey extension with attic and gabled dormers is attached to the right-hand end.

The west side shows a recessed link between the right-hand range and the 18th-century range to the left. There is a single-storey section with attic, punctuated by three gabled dormers with through-eaves and stone detailing. Stacks are at each end. The south-facing side of the left-hand block has two windows on each floor. The right-hand block has two windows on its north-facing side. The 18th-century block has glazing bar sash windows, with a tripartite window on the ground floor left and casements to the right.

The rear north facade was refaced in the 19th century and features Ionic pilasters on the first floor, a cornice parapet, two glazing bar sash windows, and one blocked window. Casement doors are at ground floor level.

Inside, there is some early 18th-century panelling on the stairs, and a late 18th-century metal balustrade. The house was formerly owned by Sarah, 1st Duchess of Marlborough, who is believed to have commissioned the 18th-century extensions to the north.