Stadbury Manor

Farmhouse. Mainly early 19th century, but likely incorporating earlier fabric. The building is constructed of coursed slate stone with a slate roof featuring a crested clay ridge. It has a long 3-room plan, possibly once with a cross-passage, and includes an external stair turret. Lean-to additions are present to the left and right, with some unexplained irregularities in the walling, including a straight joint towards the left end, and a large internal mass at ground floor right end. The farmhouse has two storeys and four windows. The ground floor features a pair of French doors leading to a shallow transom-light, a 12-pane sash window, and a 3-light casement window. At the first floor are two 20-pane sash windows, a 12-pane sash, and a 12+8-pane sash window with a mullion. A small 2-light casement window is located at mid-level within the right-end lean-to. A plank door with overlight is situated in the left lean-to, and a 20th century porch with a slate pent roof covers a 20th century plank door in the second bay. Brick stacks are present on the gables and to the right of bay 3. The rear of the building features a stair turret and an arched opening, presumed to be a former doorway, now containing a window in the upper part. A projecting wing is not considered of special interest. The interior has been extensively modified and is difficult to interpret; ceiling levels are high. A stone spiral stair connects the ground and first floors, with a 20th century softwood stair leading to a higher level. The right-hand room has a deep 19th century fire recess with a camber bar, and above this, a ceiling beam features a series of mortices, suggesting past use as a screen, alongside some heavy, likely re-used, beams elsewhere. The roof has been reconstructed. The front elevation shows some stonework joints, indicating the possibility of wider windows, perhaps originally of casement form. A cast iron pump, bearing the inscription "W. WROTH 1936," stands before a granite trough.