Manor House Farmhouse

House. Dating to the 16th, 17th, 18th, early 19th, and late 19th centuries, it was formerly listed under the name Upper Farrindgon. The walls are cement rendered, with a west outshot section tile hung. Victorian sash windows are set in exposed frames; the ground-floor windows on the east side are narrow triple sashes, and there are two small 20th-century windows between the first and second bays. A large Victorian brick porch with a steep tile roof, wide bargeboards, and five narrow slotted openings at each side is topped by a pointed arch. Within the porch is a 18th-century round-headed doorway featuring a lead radiating decorative fanlight, and a six-panelled door. The rear (north) elevation is timber framed above the first floor, with a catslide roof (likely an aisle to the hall). Wings project on each side: the east wing is a wide three-storeyed gable, and the west wing has a hipped roof with a gablet above a lower, narrower unit, alongside a three-storeyed staircase tower east of the centre. The lower walls are of stone. The roof is hipped and tiled, with a lower eaves line on the west side. The house originated as a medieval hall with cross wings; fireplaces, an upper floor (to the centre), and the staircase tower were added in the 17th century, along with minor 18th-century fittings. An early 19th-century refronting and most of the fenestration, along with late 19th-century minor extensions, followed. The south front is regular, dating to the 18th century and refaced in the 19th century, with four windows. There's cement rendering to the staircase, brickwork to the outshot, exposed framing with brick infill above, and tile-hanging to the staircase. Casements are present, including one old leaded light, and two plain doorways. The east elevation features rubble walls to the ground floor and brickwork above of Flemish bond with blue headers. Alterations to openings are apparent, including widened lower windows, which now accommodate the narrow triple sashes. Inside, the Jacobean staircase largely survives. There are some Georgian cupboards in recesses, and a massive chimney breast which does not extend above the roof.