The Manor House

NORWOOD HILL ROAD 1. 5387 The Manor House TQ 2441 5/65 11.11.66 II*

1. Large C15 or C16 hall-house. Half H-shaped. Outside kitchen wing projecting forward and parlour wing projecting to left. Two storeys timber-framed with plaster and red brick infilling, the first floor partly tile hung. The parlour wing is close studded, which was a prestige feature. Gables to the projecting wings. Four casements. Timber-framed gabled porch in angle between hall and parlour wing. Wooden 4 centred arch with blockan spandrels. Interior has a Crown post roof with a sagging brace. The kitchen is partly open to the roof and has blackened Crown posts and rafters above. One of the largest timber-framed houses in the parish. (See Joan M Harding, "Four Centuries of Charlwood Houses" p 60).

Listing NGR: TQ2409941317