Mannings Farmhouse

Manning’s Farmhouse is a small house, likely dating from the early 18th century, with extensions from the late 18th or early 19th century and a substantial late 20th-century restoration and expansion. The construction is of white-painted slate rubble, with the left-hand end rendered. The thatched roof has gabled ends and gable-end stacks; the left-hand stack is now axial due to the late 20th-century addition on the left.

The original house, dating to circa early 18th century, comprised two rooms with gable-end stacks and a central entrance. The lower left room was likely the kitchen, and the right room may have been unheated. A one-room plan extension was then added in the late 18th or early 19th century to the right-hand end, also with a gable-end stack. Further extension occurred in the late 20th century with a one-room plan addition to the lower left end, projecting slightly at the back, and a small single-story wing behind.

The exterior presents a long, asymmetrical four-window facade. The two central window bays represent the original house. The right-hand one-window bay is set back and is the circa late 18th or early 19th century addition. The left-hand one-window bay is the late 20th-century addition. The late 20th-century windows are primarily one and two-light casements, except for the two ground-floor central windows, which appear to be from the early 20th or possibly late 19th century. A late 20th-century plank door is within a central doorway, sheltered by a late 20th-century porch with a conical thatched canopy. Ground-floor windows and the doorway have cambered arches; other openings have timber or possibly concrete lintels. The rear elevation includes a small 19th-century two-light casement with glazing bars on the first floor and one on the ground floor below, along with other late 20th-century windows and a garden door. The late 20th-century extension to the right projects slightly.

The interior has been significantly altered, with floor replacements, fireplace modifications, and demolition of part of the wall between the right-hand end room and the room to the right of centre. The roof structure is reportedly comprised of roughly fashioned principals.