The Manor House

The Manor House, originally known as Chenies Manor House, is a Grade I listed building that dates back to the 15th century, with the west range constructed around 1530 and later alterations made in the 19th century. This brick house, featuring old tile roofs, is a significant example of early brick usage in the county.

The west range consists of three bays, with the right-hand bay being the original section that is two stories high and has crow-step gables, along with a smoke-blackened roof from the 15th century. The central bay serves as a staircase tower, and the original windows are complemented by a battlemented parapet. The left-hand bay has two stories plus an attic, also featuring crow-step gables and a porch. The west range is supported by semi-octagonal buttresses topped with pinnacles.

The west front showcases 19th-century brickwork and bay windows, which are part of the alterations made by Edward Blore for Lord Wriothesley Russell in the 1830s and 1840s. The building includes stacks with intricately patterned cut brick Tudor flues, as well as oriels and mullioned and transomed leaded casements, some of which were restored or replaced in the 19th century.

Inside, the house features 16th and 17th-century panelling alongside mid-19th-century interiors. The south range, which served as lodgings built by Lord Russell, is two stories high with a continuous attic known as "The Armoury." It has mullioned and transomed windows, four oriels on the first floor, and much of it has been restored in the 19th century. The roof features a framed and gabled centerpiece, and to the south, there are six large projections with crow-step gables that contain numerous small chambers, privies, closets, and staircases, each topped with two, three, or four elaborately patterned Tudor flues. Inside, several four-centred stone fireplaces can be found, along with much Tudor panelling and finely moulded beams.