Manor House

Manor House, dating from the 16th century, was altered and extended in the early to mid-18th century and around 1857. The building is composed of three distinct parts, with the two older sections located on the north side. The left-hand section is three bays wide, constructed of rubble and coursed square freestone, and features a hipped pantile roof concealed behind a tall brick parapet adorned with pineapple finials. It has two storeys and attics, with three 18-pane thick glazing bar sash windows on the ground floor with moulded architraves. The southern bay is set back and includes a two-light chamfered mullion window on the first floor. The central section is rendered and features a pantiled roof behind a moulded parapet with gadrooned urn finials. It also has two storeys and three bays, with 18-pane thick glazing bar sash windows within moulded architraves. A central panelled and glazed door is set within a doorcase featuring pilasters and an open segmental pediment topped with a central urn. A circa-1857 right wing comprises rubble construction with freestone dressings and a mansard pantiled roof, punctuated by five modern dormers. This wing has single storey and attics. Four two-light cross windows, with pointed heads to the glazing bars set in moulded architraves, are found on the ground floor. The irregular rear elevation is constructed of squared freestone, with two storeys and attics set within steep gabled sections, topped with greyhound finials. It incorporates four bays and 18-pane thick glazing bar sash windows beneath dripmoulds, with a door positioned off-centre to the left. Fragments of medieval carving are set into the walls. A three-bay section is situated on the right with the southern section recessed; it displays eagle and pineapple finials along the parapet and thick glazing bar sash windows within brick surrounds. The hall, located centrally, dates to the 16th century and features a hollow and ogee moulded freestone fireplace with a segmental head. Above the fireplace is an overmantel, assembled from carved fragments depicting birds, vines, wheat ears, a trumpet, and a crook with large volutes (believed to be from a Bristol house). The room also has moulded beams with thin moulded ribs arranged in a diamond pattern, with bulbous pendants in the spaces between them. The dining room and library contain heraldic glass. The library’s cornice is dated 1857. A morning room at the rear has fielded panelling and a ceiling similar to the hall, but decorated with Tudor roses and lacking the pendants. An open well stair has a panelled dado and turned balusters.