No 9 (The Manor House) Including Garden Wall is a Grade I listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 May 1952. House. 2 related planning applications.

No 9 (The Manor House) Including Garden Wall

WRENN ID
eastward-remnant-lark
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Country
England
Date first listed
7 May 1952
Type
House
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

No 9, known as The Manor House, is a Grade I listed building located on South Street, dating back to 1712. The front is constructed of Purbeck ashlar, while the side and rear walls are made of red brick. The house stands three storeys tall and features a moulded plinth, moulded strings, and a moulded cornice at the eaves. The parapet has a moulded cornice and panelled piers, with balustraded sections over each window range and the central bay, showcasing vase-shaped balusters of square section.

The facade includes five window ranges, with the central bay projecting forward. All quoins are channelled, and the windows are sash types with glazing bars set within plain raised surrounds, complemented by elaborately moulded aprons. The entrance features double doors with four flush panels and two glazed panels, flanked by fluted obelisks in relief on moulded plinths. The bolection moulded surround is shouldered and rises in the centre above a carved monogram, with a pulvinated frieze adorned with relief ornament and a segmental pediment.

Inside, the principal rooms on the ground and first floors are decorated with fielded panelling. Some of the first-floor rooms contain contemporary stone chimneypieces, while others feature 19th-century chimneypieces, some with fine glazed tile surrounds. An early 18th-century staircase showcases twisted balusters and fluted columnar newels, and several doors retain contemporary brass locks. The arch from the entrance hall to the stair hall is also paneled, with moulded keystones and semi-circular niches in the reveals.

An outstanding cupboard in the drawing room boasts a very elaborate shouldered surround and modillioned pediment, with shaped shelves and sliding doors featuring fielded panelling. The rear elevation has stone surrounds for the windows, which are mullioned casements with lead glazing bars on the second floor, along with a range of stone-surrounded oculi. In front, a red brick garden wall features an ashlar plinth and coping, with four ashlar piers that have moulded plinths and caps, as well as fielded panelling. On the roof, there is a lead panel inscribed, "This platform was cast by James Gaylard plumber for Mr George Gould. 1712." The house was owned by Thomas Archer from 1722 to 1734.

Nos 9 to 19 (odd) are recognized as a group.

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