Meerhay Manor

Meerhay Manor is a manor farmhouse that dates back to the 16th century, with rebuilding occurring around 1610 and a northwest wing added later in the 17th century. The structure features rubble stone and ashlar walls, topped with a thatched roof that has stone gable copings. The southeast elevation has three brick stacks located at the left gable, right of center, and the right gable. The building is two and one-half storeys high on the right side and has five windows with three-light hollow-chamfered stone mullions, each with separate labels above. The windows have iron casements with tension bars or 20th-century metal casements with small leaded lights. There is a bay window with three-light hollow-chamfered stone mullions, leaded lights, and a hipped slate roof, which is a 20th-century addition at the left end. The first floor features two and three-light mullions that have been inserted. The front door, located slightly left of center, has a stone surround with a Tudor arch head and sunk spandrels, but no label over the lintel. The door itself is made of three wide planks and is studded.

On the rear elevation, there are four- and six-light stone mullion windows, along with a door that has moulded stone jambs. The rear northwest wing is two storeys with attics and features two and four-light hollow-chamfered mullions with separate labels. Inside, the roof is constructed with jointed-cruck beams and collar beams, supported by two sets of wide through-purlins, and consists of seven bays, likely from the 16th century. Tie beams were inserted in the 17th century to create a bedroom floor. The ground floor at the southwest end has a Tudor arch moulded-stone fireplace with spiral stone steps to the left. At the opposite end is a kitchen fireplace with a wooden lintel and a small two-light window beside it, along with a bread oven on the left side. The rear wing also features jointed-cruck construction with inserted queen struts. A staircase in the rear wing has two returned flights, turned balusters, and a thin moulded handrail from the late 17th century. There is also a re-used plank-and-muntin upstairs.