The Manor House

BROADWELL BROADWELL VILLAGE SP 2027 9/82 The Manor House 25.8.60 II* Manor house. C17, rebuilt 1757, early C19 and C20 extensions. Ashlar with chamfered quoins, slate roof, ashlar stacks. Rectangular main body, part of C17 west wing, attached rear right, early C19 extensions rear left and right, C20 extension set back on right not of special interest. Main body, 2 storeys and attic lit by 3 gabled roof dormers. Early C19 extension right in same style set back slightly on right. 5-bay facade to main body with central 3 bays brought forward slightly with chamfered quoins. String above first floor windows supported on modillion cornice, triangular pediment within parapet above. Sunken rectangular panels decorating parapet with moulded capping and large ball finials. Original 24-pane sashes with wide glazing bars within architraves with moulded margins and Keystones. Central 6-panel C18 front door flanked by rusticated Ionic pilasters and triangular pediment. Band above continued around house. Original sash windows, rainwater head and downpipe on left. Some original cross windows with ovolo-moulded mullions and early glass at rear. Interior: original C18 'L' shaped stair with column on vase balusters, original white marble fireplace in drawing room left. Well in vaulted cellars. C17, 2-panelled door to square-panelled room in C17 part of house, simple incised 'm' decoration on upper panels. The property was held by Evesham Abbey until the Dissolution, after which it was held by various families. In 1619 it was bought by Anthony Hodges and William Chadwell (q.v. monuments in church and churchyard). Mary Chamberlayne inherited the estate and was responsible with her husband Dr. Thomas Chamberlayne for the rebuilding of the house after a fire in 1757. Print depicting the house prior to the fire by J. Kip in Atkyns History of Glos, 1712.

Listing NGR: SP2003827631