Fyfield Manor

Fyfield Manor is a large house with origins dating back to the 15th century, with further developments in the 16th, late 17th, early to mid-18th centuries, and a notable addition in 1925. The building is constructed of brick set on a high stone plinth, topped with a slate roof. It has two storeys and cellars. The main facade faces south and features seven bays that are symmetrical around a central entrance, flanked by a one-bay wing to the left and a two-bay wing to the right. The left wing extends to the rear and dates from the 16th century, while the right wing contains 16th-century work that was remodeled and extended in the 18th century. A flat-roofed structure from 1925 connects the two rear wings.

The original 15th-century structure is partly incorporated into the stair tower at the rear, which has 4-centred, two-light windows. The central entrance features an early 18th-century doorcase with a pulvinated frieze and a pediment supported by consoles. The windows are twelve-paned sashes with gauged lintels, a plat band, and a moulded brick cornice, which is interrupted by three asymmetrical gables from the mid-17th century that have carved barge boards. The left wing has similar fenestration but with stone lintels, and there is a large iron letter "M" present. The right wing has two external brick stacks from the 17th century. The front also features an 18th-century wood dentilled cornice and an end gable stack. The west rear wing was extended in the 19th century to include two parallel ridged single-storey outbuildings, which now serve as a children's room. All main stacks have diagonal brick shafts.

Inside, the entrance hall, dating from the late 16th to early 17th century, is panelled and has stone square flags. The main reception room to the right is likely the hall of the 16th-century house, featuring a cornice, ovolo moulded ceiling beams, and 16th to 17th-century panelling. The sitting room in the right wing is fully panelled with bolection mouldings and cornice, and includes a marble fireplace, all from the 17th century. A similar fireplace and panelling are found in the room at the rear. Fyfield Manor is described as a homely manor house in the picturesque tradition and served as the retirement home of Lord Avon, a former prime minister, from around 1958 to 1965.