Manor Cottages

Manor Cottages comprises two dwellings, originally part of a manor house with late 13th-century origins. The surviving range is likely primarily 17th-century, with modifications made in the 19th century. The building is constructed of squared coursed limestone and limestone ashlar, with a Collyweston slate roof. It originally had a courtyard plan, now forming an L-shape.

The main front has a five-window range and is two storeys high with an attic. A 15th-century two-light window with cusped ogee-head lights and a hood mould is located on the first floor, at the extreme left, above a 19th-century casement set in a medieval square-head opening. The remaining windows are 19th-century casements under wooden lintels. Two 19th and 20th-century doors are also under wooden lintels. The bay to the far left is constructed of ashlar and projects slightly. A central brick stack and two lateral brick stacks are present on the left and right sides. A 19th-century lean-to extension adjoins the left side.

The rear elevation features a wing that breaks forward on the right, with a gabled roof parallel to the main roof. A 17th-century three-light stone mullion window is situated on the ground floor, and a similar window, with a transom, is on the first floor. Two further similar three-light windows are present on the return wall. A single-light window with a stone surround, set diagonally, is positioned at the junction of the main range and the projecting wing. There is evidence that the projecting wing originally extended further eastward. Evidence of blocked doorways is visible in the east gable and rear. A single-storey 19th-century extension has been added to the rear of the main range.

The interior, which was not inspected, is noted to contain two open fireplaces and a 17th-century staircase featuring a moulded handrail and square newels with shaped tops. A manor was documented on the site in 1272. William la Zouche received a license to crenellate in 1387, and a map from 1630 depicts buildings arranged around an inner and outer courtyard. A chapel once stood between the manor house and the Church of St. John Baptist. The manor was purchased by Moses Tryon in 1617, who may have been responsible for some of the surviving fabric. The house had largely been dismantled by 1719, when the Tryon family moved their principal residence to Bulwick Hall.