Wellwick Manor is a Grade II* listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 October 1951. House.

Wellwick Manor

WRENN ID
tired-merlon-bone
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Mid Buckinghamshire MP: Greg Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 October 1951
Type
House
Address
Wellwick Manor, Ellesbourough Road, Ellesborough
OS grid reference
SP 852 078
Coordinates
51.76317, -0.76628
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Wellwick Manor is a house dated 1616, with alterations from the 17th and 18th centuries. It is constructed of rubble flint with stone dressings, and features brick facing and chimneys. The main southern front was refaced in 18th century brick, hiding the original 'E' plan layout. The roof is covered with old tiles and has parapets, with stone coping on the gables topped with finials. The building has flanking brick chimneys, with two octagonal shafts on the left and four on the right, all set on square brick bases. There are moulded strings and elaborately moulded concave offset heads. A central three-light dormer is present.

The house has two storeys and an attic, with a seven-bay front. An original six-light stone mullioned and transomed window is blocked and flanked by 18th century sash windows with flat brick arches. The ground floor features similar windows, except for the right-hand two bays, which have a wide casement under a segmental arch. The central door is ledged and set in a flat arched stone surround with carved spandrels and a label mould, below a stone panel displaying the carved arms of the Brudenell family.

The rear elevation has three gables, with the outer gables featuring three-light stone mullioned windows with hoodmoulds. The central gable is interrupted by a large brick chimney with three octagonal shafts, similar to the others, and a terracotta plaque inscribed with "AW 1616". There are also some two-light stone mullioned windows and others that are 18th century sashes. A door on the right has a two-light leaded fanlight and three brick steps. Later brick angle buttresses are present, and there is a one-storey range of outhouses attached to the northwest corner.

Inside, the ground floor room to the left has 18th century moulded panelling and cornice, with a fine arched niche on the rear wall. There is an 18th century staircase at the rear with twisted balusters and a moulded handrail. The ground floor rooms feature stop-chamfered doorcases, with one from the 17th century and the others restored. A 17th century winder stair leads from the first floor to the attic.

Local climate

Wellwick Manor receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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