Stowford Manor

ST 85 NW WINGFIELD STOWFORD (south side)

6/279 Stowford Manor (formerly listed as 13-11-62 Stowford Farmhouse)

GV I1*

Farmhouse. Late C15, C16, altered C17 and C19. Random rubble stone, stone slate roof with stone stacks. Two-storey and attic, 4-window. Tudor-arched ledged door with hoodmould to left of centre, 3-light mullioned casement with arched lights and hoodmould to left, two similar 3-light mullioned casements under one hoodmould to right. First floor has two 4-light mullioned casements with hoodmoulds and king mullions, one single arched light over door, two attic gables with blocked 2-light mullioned casements; all with arched lights. Cross wing projecting to right has 4-light mullioned casement with king mullion to ground and first floors. Right return of wing has unusual projecting 2-storey bay to left with blocked mullioned and transomed windows, saddleback coped verge with carved animals and broken finial, lean- to addition partly conceals it, large lateral stack to right with mullioned casement to ground floor, C15 two-light window to right with cusped pointed lights to right of stack. Rear wing projecting to north east has buttress, mullioned and transomed window with inserted door facing south, scattered fenestration on north side including C19 and C16 windows. Rear of cross wing has 3-light mullioned casement to ground and first floors, planked door in chamfered case on west side. Rear of main range has lean-to verandah, casements. Left return has 2-light mullioned casement to ground floor and 3-light to first floor of right hand, gabled stack, wing to left has gabled projecting stack to left with 2- light ground floor casement, left hand bay has 3-light mullioned casements to ground and first floors, rear gable end of wing has 2- light mullioned casement to first and single-light to attic; all with arched lights. Interior: Main range has winding newel stairs on rear wall, moulded Tudor-arched fireplace in room to left of entrance, room to right has Tudor-arched fireplace and deep chamfered beams, probably inserted ceiling of former open hall. Cross wing to east has moulded cross beams in kitchen, good planked doors in chamfered cases with stepped stops, some plank and muntin partition, stone Tudor-arched fireplaces, including very large fireplace in north east wing. Roof not accessible at time of survey (July 1987), but main range said to have arch-braced collar truss roof over former open hall, windbraces. Roof with curved principals in cross wing. This was clearly a house of considerable importance during the late C15 and C16.

Listing NGR: ST8110157672