Pamphill Manor House is a Grade II* listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1955. A C17 House.
Pamphill Manor House
- WRENN ID
- kindled-pedestal-weasel
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole MP: Vikki Slade (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 March 1955
- Type
- House
- OS grid reference
- ST 989 006
- Coordinates
- 50.8052, -2.01574
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Pamphill Manor House is a late 17th-century building that was enlarged in the 18th century and early 20th century. It features brick walls, with roofs that are partly tiled and partly stone slated. The house has brick stacks, some of which have recessed panels and oversailing caps. It is two storeys high with attics and has an original T-shaped plan, with a rear kitchen wing that was extended later. There is a lower service range located to the west of the main structure.
The main east elevation has a projecting central bay, which includes a door framed by a classical surround with a pediment, flanked by windows on each side. These windows have glazing bars and are set under brick relieving arches with carved keystones. On the first floor, there are three mullioned and transomed windows with lead lights, also under brick arches with carved keystones. The attic features a Flemish style gable with a parapet and a rim at the apex, along with one casement window that has a balustraded apron. On either side of the central bay on the ground floor, there are two double-hung sash windows with glazing bars under similar arches. The first floor has two windows that match those in the central bay, while the attic includes two hipped dormers with casements.
The north elevation, dating from the 18th century, has double-hung sash windows with glazing bars and one mullioned and transomed window with lead lights, showing evidence of altered fenestration. Inside, the main ground and first floor rooms feature contemporary plaster cornices and fireplace surrounds. The central hall has a painted panel above the fireplace. A notable 17th-century dog-leg staircase is located in the rear wing, characterized by heavy turned balusters, a moulded handrail, and a carved pendant, with a Tuscan colonnade at the foot of the stairs. One first floor room contains a wing cupboard built into the side of the chimney breast, and two rooms have the dates 1740 and 1741 scratched on the window panes. Pamphill Manor House is a fine example of a 17th-century house, retaining many early features.
Local climate
Pamphill Manor House receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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