Charingworth Manor

A manor house, dating from the early and mid/late 17th century, with a 1933 extension. The main body of the house is built of ashlar, while the mid/late 17th-century extension and the 1933 addition are of coursed squared limestone. A limestone extension is located at the rear of the main body. All sections are roofed with limestone slate, featuring slightly pointed coping on the early 17th-century portion and the mid/late 17th-century extension. The early 17th-century block and the late 17th-century addition have ashlar gable end stacks with moulded tops and skirtings, and another stack is positioned off-centre to the right of the main body.

The house consists of an early 17th-century main block with a centrally positioned porch, a mid/late 17th-century extension to the right, and a 1933 extension attached further right. A small outshut overlaps the junction between the early 17th-century block and the mid/late 17th-century extension to the right. A late 17th-century extension is located at the rear of the main body. The facade presents a symmetrical arrangement with two flush gables on the left, a porch, a single flush gable on the right, and an attic. The attic has single lights in moulded stone surrounds with leaded panes, some retaining original window glass, and a similar light is present in the porch gable, topped with a sundial finial. The principal gable of the mid/late 17th-century extension is adorned with a ball finial. The 1933 extension is two-storeys and features a three-bay arrangement on the left, a two-bay arrangement in the centre, and a three-bay arrangement on the right. The windows are 3-, 4- and 5-light, with flat-chamfered stone mullions, a mix of original and 19th-century replacements, one incorporating a King mullion. Stopped hoods are placed over the windows. A 20th-century glazed door is set within a late 17th-century porch with a four-centred arched surround and spandrels. The rear extension, dating from the late 17th century, has flat-chamfered mullioned and transomed windows.

The interior includes a late 17th-century open-well staircase with balusters and a closed string, located in the late 17th-century extension at the rear. A doorway leading to a cellar beneath the staircase contains an early, studded oak door with a thumb latch and strap hinges; this door formerly served as the entrance to the front garden porch. A drawing room, situated at the far left on the rear of the house, retains some original panelling. The library, located in the main body and facing the front, features a large stone fireplace with a bread oven and a niche. The stop-chamfered main beams are painted with alternating red and green floral patterns on their lower surfaces and zig-zag patterns on their sides. A room to the front right incorporates a small four-centred arched fireplace.