Bulford Manor, And Front Wing Walls To Driveway

BULFORD HIGH STREET SU 14 SE (south side)

6/90 Bulford Manor, and front wing walls to driveway

GV II Manor house, now official dwelling of G.O.C. Land Forces (UK). Late C16-early C17, greatly extended in 1892. Flint and limestone chequerwork with tiled roof. Two storeys and attics, four bays. Central entrance, a 6-panelled door within mid-late C17 rusticated pilasters, with large arched timber canopy on brackets. Ground floor has, over chamfered plinth, four 4-light stone-mullioned windows with inset chamfered mouldings and labels. First floor has seven 18-paned sash windows in wide box frames, the sashes renewed. Four coped gables to attics with ball finials, each with a 3-light stone-mullioned window with label over. Stack to left gable with 3 diagonally set buff brick shafts, and a similar 4-flue stack to rear slope of right bay. Two storey crenellated angled bay window to right gable, probably C19. To rear, a parallel C18 brick block, banded with flint to west gable now containing drawing room and study. Fifteen and 12-paned sashes with 27cm gauged brick lintels and stone keyblocks. Panelled parapet. To east end, extending beyond gable of early building, extensive addition of 1892 by HJ, comprising 3 parallel ranges, the most southerly having a canted bay facing west, and door in re-entrant angle with C18 block. Latter has doorcase on west gable, of stone, attached columns and entablature with triangular pediment. Interior: Not seen in detail. C18 fireplace in drawing room in rear block. At front of house, splayed wing walls to forecourt, terminating in, to right, rusticated limestone pier with cornice and raised ball finial. To left, three similar piers defining a pedestrian gate and main gate to carriage yard.

Listing NGR: SU1652543680