Bapton Manor

Bapton Manor is a country house that likely dates from the 17th century but was rebuilt in the mid-18th century, with extensions added in the 19th and 20th centuries. The house is constructed of dressed limestone and features a hipped roof made of Welsh slate, with a brick stack positioned to the right of the center and a stone stack to the left.

The front of the house is two stories high and has five windows, characteristic of the 18th century. The central bay projects forward and is adorned with chamfered quoins. It features double six-panelled doors set within a moulded architrave topped by a broken segmental pediment. On either side of the central bay are two 12-pane sash windows. The first floor has a moulded plat band, with the central bay showcasing a round-arched sash flanked by two nine-pane sashes. The roofline is finished with a moulded cornice and a pediment above the central bay.

To the left of the main structure is a single-storey addition from the 19th century, while a 20th-century extension with sash windows is attached to the right. The right side of the house features three-light and two-light casements, as well as a two-storey service wing with additional casements. At the rear, there is a stone porch from the 19th century with double doors, and a nine-pane sash window that illuminates the staircase. A gabled wing from the late 19th century is located to the right, complete with sash windows, while the left side has a two-storey square bay window and various sashes, including an eight-pane sash, a tripartite sash, and nine-pane sashes in the center.

Inside, the manor boasts six-panelled doors set in moulded architraves, a 19th-century staircase, and a dining room featuring doors with two or six fielded panels. The first-floor sitting room at the front of the house includes a fireplace with 18th-century eared egg and dart moulding. The layout of the entrance passage leading to the rear of the large stack suggests a plan type from the 17th century or earlier, although no other features from that period remain, and the roof was not accessible during the survey conducted in May 1987. The house was rebuilt in 1730, as noted by N. Pevsner in "The Buildings of England, Wiltshire," published in 1975.