Cudworth Manor

House. The origins of Cudworth Manor lie in the 16th century, with significant extensions added in the late 17th century, the 19th century, and the 20th century. The house is timber framed, with red and brown brick infilling, red and brown brick extensions to the left, a 20th-century imitation timber frame to the right, and galleted sandstone to the rear. It has plain tiled roofs. The house’s layout is complex, with the oldest section towards the centre and right.

The front of the house is defined by two larger outer gables, one dating to the 17th century and one to the 20th century, alongside two smaller gables centrally. The left-hand gable projects, while the right-hand gable is set back. There are two storeys with attics in all gables. The attics feature leaded windows, with two in the 20th-century gable on the right and a plain casement in the third gable. Decorative bargeboards, with pendant finials, are present on each gable, except for the one to the left of the centre. Corbelled stacks, dating to the 17th century, are located at the rear, to the left of the centre. A 19th-century stack is situated at the junction of the two gables on the left. Additional corbelled stacks are located at the rear, to the right of the centre, and on the right side of the house. The ground floor features a plat band, the remains of which are visible over the ground floor. Blocked windows are present on either side of the centre, alongside casement doors. Further doors are found under a cambered head in the centre of the ground floor. A 4-light mullioned and transomed casement is set into the first floor of the gable to the left of the centre. A plat band also runs over the ground floor. The oldest section of the house, to the right of the centre, has a Queen-strut roof. A single 3-light, square-pane leaded casement is set into the first floor, with a blocked frame to the right. A projecting pentice on the ground floor is flush with the flanking gables, resting on a stone plinth with a three-light window flanked by two-light casement windows on either side. A lower gabled range projects from the 20th-century gable to the right, featuring a gabled break on the left return front and a porch recess in the re-entrant angle. The left-hand return front is symmetrical, with a gabled dormer. The house stands on a moated site and was built by the Newdigate family.