The Old Manor

The Old Manor is a late medieval hall, featuring one storey and two small dormers that rest on the eaves, along with a cross wing from the mid to late 16th century. The building is timber framed with various later infill of old bricks. The timber on the cross wing is fully exposed, showcasing the beam ends of the jettied first floor. It has very steeply pitched tiled roofs. Inside, the original hall roof is intact, displaying a collar purlin and two crown posts with longitudinal brackets, along with fairly heavy, smoke-blackened rafters. At the lower end, remnants of an inserted smoke bay can be seen, heavily blackened on the inside and clean on the outside. A later chimney has been added in the smoke bay, confirmed by small joists in the hall ceiling at the lower end. The cross wing features heavy arch braces. To the left, there is an 18th-century wing that has one bay on the front and three on the left return. This wing is two storeys high with an attic, has a hipped tiled roof with dormers, and is constructed of painted brick in English bond with a first-floor band. The sash windows have cambered arches and glazing bars, and the proportions are wide with a central doorway. There are modern rear extensions that closely resemble the 18th-century wing.