Manor House is a Grade II* listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. A Post-Medieval House. 1 related planning application.
Manor House
- WRENN ID
- riven-gable-saffron
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Country
- England
- Type
- House
- Period
- Post-Medieval
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Manor House is a house from the early 17th century, with alterations made in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is built of coursed limestone rubble and features a stone slate roof along with brick and stone chimney stacks. The house has a U-shaped plan with a through passage, which was modified in the 18th and 19th centuries when a new entrance was added to the north front. It stands two storeys high with an attic and cellar, and has three bays.
The west front includes a central gabled projection and gabled end bays. The cellar entrance is located in the left bay and has a 20th-century door. The main doorway, positioned left of centre, features a stone four-centred arch with a square hood and a ribbed plank door. To the right of this entrance is a two-light stone mullioned window with a square hood. Similar three-light windows are found in the second bay from the right, in the left bay, and on the first floor. The attic contains two-light stone mullioned windows, some of which have leaded panes. Half dormers with coped gables and kneelers are also present, along with a chimney stack at the apex of the central gable.
On the left (north) side, there is a three-storey gabled projection with a stone mullioned bay window on each floor. To the left and set back is a two-storey and attic gabled bay with a 19th-century doorway and altered windows. To the right (south side) is an extension, altered in the 20th century, made of limestone rubble with a stone tile roof, which is one storey high with an attic. At the rear, there are two gabled projecting wings that were altered in the 19th century.
Inside, the house features a dog-leg staircase from the early 17th century, complete with turned balusters and newels that have carved finials. There is a gate on the first-floor landing with splat balusters. The hall contains 18th-century panelling, and there is a remodelled inglenook fireplace with the original two-light stone mullioned window. The drawing room showcases early 19th-century Gothic doorcases and panelled doors, while the ground floor room and two bedrooms have 17th-century stone corner fireplaces with four-centred arches.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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