Grenville Manor

Grenville Manor is a house that dates back to the 16th century, reputedly built in 1569. It features a timber frame with the front and right gable elevations clad in 18th-century coursed rubblestone and brick dressings, topped with an old tile roof. The house has two wide bays and stands two storeys high with an attic, designed in a central lobby entry style. The central doorway is set within a porch made from reused earlier timbers and includes carved woodwork. On either side of the door are single light windows with 15th-century tracery, likely salvaged from the rood screen of the parish church. To the left, there is a four-light casement window, while the right side has a three-light window. The upper floor features a three-light oriel window on the left, a 19th or early 20th-century two-light window in the centre with a modern datestone above in the gable, and a three-light casement window on the right, both from the 18th century with original leading. The right gable has a window with Y-tracery. The central stack is made of old thin bricks with oversailing courses. The left flank and rear elevations expose the timber framing. At the back, there is a two-storey range made of stone with brick dressing and an old tile roof. Inside, there are chamfered and stopped spine beams, along with cambered and chamfered beams over the ground floor fireplace. The first-floor left room features a fireplace with a moulded four-centred arch and jambs, along with straight purlin braces. The interior contains much reused older material, including on the staircase. This house was formerly owned by Walter Rose, the author of "The Village Carpenter."