The Manor House

The Manor House is a detached house dating back to the 16th century, with alterations made in the 17th, 18th, and 20th centuries. It is constructed of limestone ashlar, with a tiled roof and ashlar stacks. The overall design is a T-shape. The front of the house has two stories and three windows. A double-chamfered round-arched doorway, now with a 20th-century door, is positioned to the right of centre. To the right of the doorway is an 18th-century Venetian window featuring square columns and a keystone. A 3-light mullioned window with a hoodmould is on the left, alongside a recessed chamfered mullioned window with hoodmoulds. The first floor has a mixture of 2-light, 1-light, and 4-light mullioned windows. A chamfered window is located in the cellar below the right part of the house. The right return has two recessed chamfered mullioned windows lighting the attic. The left return features a large external stack, a 12-pane sash window, further recessed chamfered mullioned windows to the attic, and a single window to the first floor. The rear of the right part has a 20th-century round-arched glazed double door added. A rear wing to the north side has 20th-century casements and doors, and one 17th-century 2-light chamfered mullioned window. The south side of the wing has a 20th-century door and windows to the ground floor, with three 2-light and one 1-light recessed chamfered mullioned windows to the first floor. A straight joint divides the wing into two builds.

Inside, stone steps lead to a door with six fielded panels, providing access to the dining room. The entrance hall contains an 18th-century staircase with a Chinese Chippendale balustrade and a moulded handrail. A large room to the left of the entrance was originally two smaller rooms and may have been part of the original open hall; a floor was inserted in the late 17th century. The room contains two open fireplaces, with the larger featuring a stone Tudor arch on brick jambs. A round-arched, double-chamfered doorway leads to the rear wing. This wing, likely built in the 17th century, has chamfered beams and an open fireplace with a chamfered timber lintel with ogee stops. The first and attic floors have good 17th-century chamfered doorcases with stopped jambs, along with planked doors and strap hinges. Two stone Tudor-arched fireplaces with herringbone brick backs are found in the bedrooms at the south end of the main range. A winding newel staircase leads to the attic. The roof of the main building is unusual, featuring cruck-like principals on a cross-rail below eaves level, with interrupted tie-beams.

The building's development possibly started with a 16th-century open hall with a through passage to the north, followed by the insertion of a floor, the addition of a rear wing, and a late 17th-century refenestration. The Venetian window and staircase were added in the 18th century. The house formerly belonged to the Arundells of Wardour. It occupies a prominent location overlooking Ansty pond, the church, and the former Banqueting House.