The Manor House is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1961. Manor house. 1 related planning application.
The Manor House
- WRENN ID
- rusted-parapet-root
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 March 1961
- Type
- Manor house
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Manor House is a manor house dating from the 15th century, with a significant addition made around 1820. It is constructed from local stone rubble with ashlar dressings and features a Welsh slate roof that is coped at the north gable and hipped at the south end. The building has stone end and intermediate chimney stacks with moulded caps.
The house is two storeys high and has a five-bay west front, where the fifth bay, added in the 1820s, projects. The first four bays have hollow chamfered mullioned windows with configurations of 2-3-3-2 lights below and 3-2-2-2 lights above, all without hoods. There is a chamfered cambered arch doorway without a hood between the second and third bays, and a 19th-century doorway with a keystoned lintel between the third and fourth bays. The fifth bay features two-light Gothick mullioned windows, with the lower window having a transom and both windows having labels.
The south front, added in the 19th century, is also two storeys high and has three bays. The outer bays have three-light mullioned and transomed Gothick windows, while the upper bay two has a matching two-light window. The central entrance features a four-panel door in a moulded surround with a four-centre arched fanlight beneath a square label.
Inside, there is a massive fireplace in the north room and a large kitchen fireplace. A curved staircase and curved collars to the trusses in the north bedroom suggest that the building underwent reflooring and re-windowing of an open hall type in the 17th century. The early 19th-century wing includes older decorations and cornices of Gothick style. The Church of the Holy Trinity is attached to the northeast corner, forming an important group with the Manor House.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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