Manor House is a Grade II* listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 October 1960. Manor house. 4 related planning applications.

Manor House

WRENN ID
salt-newel-lake
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Country
England
Date first listed
4 October 1960
Type
Manor house
Source
Historic England listing

Description

This is a manor house, dating to the 16th century, with a 17th-century wing and 19th-century alterations. The construction incorporates ashlar, rubble, and timber framing, with some parts rendered. The roof is thatched and features brick stacks with moulded caps in various locations. The house is complex, displaying early Renaissance details.

The main facade is of two storeys and has a six-window range. A two-story canted bay is located on the right, displaying five-light stone mullioned windows, each light with a four-centred head. A weathered string course runs between the floors, and a polygonal angle shaft is present on the right. To the left of the porch, there are 19th-century two- and three-light timber mullioned windows. The upper floor has two- and three-light casements with leaded lights. The porch is situated in the second bay from the right and is of two storeys, with an ornamental gable featuring moulded copings, embellished at the sides with double scrolls topped with small obelisks. A round-headed arch with a scrolled keystone is flanked by rusticated Tuscan columns supporting an entablature; the spandrels bear decorative wreaths. The upper floor of the porch has a three-light, square-headed stone mullioned window, each light with a four-centred head. The inner doorway has a four-centred head, and a heavy plank door is fitted with wrought-iron strap hinges. Other facades feature a variety of stone and timber mullioned windows and doorways, also with four-centred heads.

Internal features include a much-restored 17th-century staircase with square newel posts, ball finials, and vase-shaped balusters; fireplaces with moulded heads; chamfered ceiling beams; 17th- and 18th-century panelling; a wind-braced collar-truss roof; and a 16th-century painted ceiling.

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