Manor Farmhouse

BIDDESTONE CORSHAM ROAD ST 8466 9/24 Manor Farmhouse 20.12.60

GV II

House, mid to late C17 and early C18, rubble stone with stone tiled roof, hipped to north west wing. Coped south gable with ashlar end wall stack and ashlar ridge stacks to main range and wing. 2 storey and attic, 'L'-plan. Chamfer-moulded mullion windows with hoodmoulds and leaded lights. West front: Main range to ridge stack with 3 hipped dormers and flush quoins to south end first floor and north end straight joint. 2 first floor 3-light windows, set to right, ground floor 4-light and 3-light windows set evenly each side of later C17 Tudor arched doorway with carved imposts. To left of straight joint, 2-light windows to both floors, upper window without hoodmould. Wing projects with small 2-light ground floor window and single light upper window in return wall and 3- light window to each floor of west end wall. Straight joint between return wall and end wall. Rear: main range shows evidence of several stages of building; door, similar to front door, is on axis, but with straight joint to right. Ground floor right side window, 4 lights, has relieving arch over. 4-light left side window. First floor 3-light window to right has hoodmould, 3-light to centre and 2-light to left do not. No straight joint to correspond with ridge stack, but continuous walling with blocked 2- light and one C20 window to first floor, right end. Ground floor obscured by lean-to (to be removed 1984). South end has additional lower ranges, one 2 storey, one window range with south end stack, walling partly continuous with main range but much altered c1923 and 1983. Further range with south end outside stair added 1983. Interior: main house has fine Tudor arched stone fireplaces each end.

Listing NGR: ST8661273466