Manor Farmhouse

Farmhouse, now two houses. The building originates from the 16th century or earlier, with alterations dating to around 1600, later 17th-century alterations, mid-18th-century alterations to the front, internal alterations of the 19th century, and some 20th-century modifications.

The structure is built of slatestone rubble with granite dressings. The lower end and an addition to the upper end are rendered, whilst the front of the upper end is slate-hung. The roof, which dates to the early 20th century, is covered in slate with crested ridge tiles. Multiple rendered stacks feature throughout: a ridge stack to the lower end, another ridge stack to the lower end backing on to the passage, a rear lateral hall stack, a gable end stack to the inner room on the right, a stack to the inner side of the right addition, and a gable end stack heating the rear wing.

The plan reflects multiple building phases. The lower end to the left is now No. 1, whilst the passage and upper end to the right comprise No. 2. Around 1600, a rear wing of one-room plan was added to the inner room, together with a stair tower to the right side of the inner room. This was subsequently extended to form a two-storey addition of one-room plan to the right end. Probably in the 18th century, the partition wall between the hall and inner room was removed, and solid walls were constructed to form two rooms with a passage along the rear providing access to the rear wing and stair tower. Around 1600, the lower end was extended to the left with a ridge stack to heat the new end room; later in the 17th century, an additional block was built set back to the rear left, which appears to have been single storey, probably raised in height in the 18th century. When the lower end was extended, a second doorway was made in the gable end, now serving as the front door to No. 1. The upper end roof is accessible only from inside.

The building is two storeys with a two-storey gabled porch. The lower end to the left has a three-light 20th-century window at ground floor and a three-light 19th-century casement at first floor. The porch features a segmental arched opening in rubble; to the left side is a narrow unglazed slate-framed light with triangular head and deep-splayed reveal inside. Wooden benches flank the sides with a slate floor. The inner doorway is in granite with a four-centred arch, roll-moulded with recessed spandrels and pyramid stops, with a square hood mould featuring stops with roundels. The fine door has a four-centred arched head, twelve panels with raised chamfered battens and studs, and strap hinges to the reverse. At first floor, the porch contains a two-light granite window with hollow-chamfered mullion and surround, beneath a hood. The hall and inner room to the right have two twelve-pane sashes at ground floor; at first floor are two mid-19th-century casements set in openings for former sashes. To the end right, the wall steps back with a small porch set in the angle. The two-storey addition to the end has a hipped roof, with rubble at ground floor and rendered walls above. At upper ground floor, lighting the stair, stands a two-light granite window with hollow-chamfered mullion and surround. The right side of this addition has a sixteen-pane sash at upper level with a flight of steps to ground level. To the right, the lower two-storey rear wing has a twelve-pane sash at first floor on the right side. The gable end of the lower end extension to the left has a three-light granite window with plain chamfered mullions at ground floor and a three-light 20th-century casement at first floor. The main gable end of the lower end is set back to the left, with a four-centred arched doorway in a 20th-century door and a two-light granite window above with plain chamfered mullion and surround. A two-storey block attached to the left has a gable end facing the front, featuring three-light 20th-century casements at ground and first floor levels, with a slight batter to the walls. To the rear, there is a step back at each floor level with 20th-century windows at ground and first floor. The rear of the lower end projects beyond the passage entrance and has two-light and three-light casements at first floor, with a two-light casement and door at ground floor. The rear passage doorway has a four-centred arch in granite, hollow-chamfered with pyramid stops, and a door in twelve panels with raised chamfered battens and studs. A rear lateral external stack with an oven at its base stands to the left. The rear wing has a 20th-century first-floor addition in brick set in the angle; at ground floor of the wing are two twelve-pane sashes with a door between them and a door to the right with an inserted 20th-century window; at first floor are a 20th-century casement and a twelve-pane sash.

Internally, the hall and inner room have been much altered in the 19th century, with the rear hall fireplace blocked. The door to the rear wing has a double ovolo-moulded frame with vase stops, a nine-panel studded door with strap hinges. The rear wing fireplace is at the gable end in granite with a flat head and roll-moulded surround. The stair to the end right is an unusually wide winder; at first floor is a ledged and braced door to the former continuation of the stair to attic level, fitted with strap hinges with foliage ends. This has been replaced by a winder stair from first floor level in the rear wing to the inner side. The chamber over the porch has lancets to each side with deep splayed reveals as at ground floor, both now blocked. The remainder of the upper end has been altered in the 19th and 20th centuries. The lower end has also been much altered internally, with all fireplaces blocked or replaced. A straight stair runs along the rear, probably of early 19th-century date; the original service room has a solid wall inserted to the rear, closing off the stair and passage or hallway at the gable end entrance, possibly constructed when the lower end was extended. In the roof over the upper end, only the wall-plates remain from the early roof; the remainder dates to the early 20th century. A solid wall extends to the roof apex between the hall and passage. The lower end roof is not accessible.