Forecourt And Railings Of Manor House Manor House

1. WHITEHEAD'S LANE 5411 (East Side)

18.4.52. Manor House (Formerly listed as No 2). Forecourt and railings of Manor House ST 8261 1/57

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2. Early C18, with C17 wing extension, C18 gazebo and C17 cottage. Main facade; ashlar, stone-tiled roof, 2 storeys plus 3 hipped dormers, casements with glazing bars in exposed wooden moulded frames with heavily moulded wooden cornice. 5 windows, sashes, glazing bars, moulded architrave surrounds and moulded sills. Ground floor windows have also flat cornices over. Central doorway with deep roll bolection moulding surround and triangular pediment on cut stone brackets. Modern 6-panel door. 3 semi-circular steps up to door. Narrow angle pilasters, plinth, moulded cornice and plain parapet. Symmetrical walled forecourt with paved pathway. Side walls have moulded copings and curved ramp. Front wall low with plain wrought-iron railings and gate. C17 wing to right of main frontage. Coursed rubble, central gable, stone-tiled roofs. 2 storeys and attic in gable. 2 windows on each floor, fixed light and casements (originally with stone mullions); 3 have dripmoulds. Square ashlar porch to left, with flat lead-covered roof. Moulded cornice and square-headed door opening (modern door). Oval "bulls-eye" window in the side of porch. Cobbled forecourt. Originally separate house.

All the listed buildings in Whitehead's Lane together with Nos 15 to 17 (consec) Silver Street and Nos 1 to 4 (consec) and Nos 7 and 8 White Hill form a group.

Listing NGR: ST8277461101