The Old Manor House

SW 83 NE PHILLEIGH

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House. C18 but incorporating part of earlier house, extended and partly rebuilt circa 1970's. Home of the Petit family when permission for chapel was given in 1285. Carved stone Medieval fragments survive in garden wall. Slatestone rubble walls. Steep, dry Delabole slate roof, hipped to left with C20 brick chimney over original external stone breast and brick chimney over gable end right and to gable end of mostly C20 rear wing, 2 room cross passage plus rear wing plan. 2 storeys. Nearly symmetrical 3 window south front, partly rebuilt C20 to first floor. C20, 16 pane sashes. Central doorway within C20 stone porch with coped gable end and doorway with freestone hoodmould. Interior incorporates some reused fragments but C16/C17 granite fireplace with straight chamfers and pyramid stops survives in left room. Cloam oven to left of fireplace is C18/C19 insertion. Many reused moulded and carved stones are built into C20 stone garden wall. Excavations for drainage circa 1970's revealed extensive foundations of older house.

Listing NGR: SW8801240489