Manor House

Manor House. This house has origins in the late 16th century, with significant alterations in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The construction combines brick and stone walls, with a roof that is partially tiled and partially stone slated, and brick stacks. The building follows an L-shaped plan; the rear wing, dating back to the 16th century, was made shorter in the early 19th century. The main block comprises two storeys and attics. The front features a centrally placed panelled door with a fanlight, set within a raised cement surround. The ground floor has two double-hung sash windows with central glazing bars. The first floor has four double-hung sash windows with glazing bars. Three hipped dormers, each with casements and glazing bars, are present in the attic. The rear wing's south elevation contains one double-hung sash window with glazing bars on the ground floor, a blocked doorway, one horizontally sliding sash window with glazing bars on the first floor, and two blocked windows. A small extension, situated at the angle between the main block and the rear wing, has a lean-to roof made of stone slates.

To the north of the main block stands a range of one storey and attics, which formerly housed the kitchen and other service rooms. This has been partly converted into a separate unit, "Manor Cottage," and remains within the same ownership. The front elevation of this range features a modern part-glazed door and metal windows. A projecting section with a gable end faces the road. The rear elevation of this section has a ledged door, a pair of glazed doors, a modern metal window, and one double-hung sash window on the ground floor. Two dormers with casements and glazing bars are located in the attic.

Inside, the kitchen features a stone fireplace with a moulded cambered lintel and jambs, which appear to have been re-set. The rooms north of the kitchen have heavy oak ceiling beams. In the main block, the central ground floor room has a chamfered oak ceiling beam with run-out stops. Numerous early 19th-century doors are characterized by raised panels. A well-preserved 16th-century oak staircase is found within the south wing, displaying heavy turned balusters, rectangular section newels with carved caps, and an arch at the foot of the stairs adorned with carved heads as "keystones.” An original 16th-century moulded oak door frame is located in the entrance to a ground floor room of this wing. The three first floor rooms within the main block showcase 18th-century panelling with raised panels and moulded cornices.