The Manor House

ST 76 SE LIMPLEY STOKE LOWER STOKE (east side)

3/92 No 30 (The Manor House)

6-5-53

GV II

Detached house. C17, altered mid C18, altered and refronted mid C20. Limestone ashlar, flat C20 roof, stone stacks. Two-storey over basement, 3-window front overlooking River Avon. Central half-glazed door with Tuscan columns to frieze and pediment, Venetian window with interlaced glazing bars either side. Moulded string course to first floor; round-headed sash to centre with flanking Venetian windows with interlaced glazing bars, channelled quoins to moulded eaves cornice and plain parapet, formerly balustraded. Right return has C20 porch, 2-light recessed cyma- mullioned casement with dripstone to left and moulded cross windows to first floor, three gabled stacks removed c1960 and replaced by plain flat parapet. Left return altered C20 and flat-roofed extensions added, 18-pane first floor sash and single-light leaded ground floor casement. Rear facing road altered c1960; gabled C17 front replaced by plain parapet to flat roof, flat-roofed extension added to left with reset bolection-moulded cross windows, chamfered quoins, door with 6 fielded panels and flat stone hood on brackets to right part, cross windows. Interior: Despite extensive mid C20 alterations some original features retained; fielded window shutters, doors with 4 or 6 fielded panels in panelled reveals and moulded architraves. Main drawing room on ground floor overlooking river has C18 plaster ceiling and cornice, elliptical arched openings with reeded pilasters and alcoves, good C18 fireplaces. First floor plaster ceiling with delicate foliage scroll ornament and egg and dart margins, arched openings to windows and alcoves with reeded pilasters. (Pre-alteration photographs in NMR, London)

Listing NGR: ST7821660903