The Manor House And Manor Cottage With Gate And Railings Enclosing Forecourt

The Manor House and Manor Cottage are two dwellings, likely originating in the 16th century, with later additions and alterations, most notably an enlargement of one bay in the early to mid-19th century and refenestration in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The construction is roughcast with remnants of grooved render imitating ashlar and quoins in the northeast corner of the facade. The north gable end exhibits exposed rubble, and a rubble plinth is present. The thatched roof is half-hipped to the left side. A brick stack sits between the first and second bays on the right, marking the original north gable end of the building. An ashlar stack with a coved cornice is located to the left of the through passage.

The original plan consisted of a three-cell design with a cross passage, extended by one bay to the north. The east front has one and a half storeys and a five-bay configuration. A three-light dormer sits to the left, followed by a tall three-light dormer, a single-light casement below the eaves over the entrance, a further three-light dormer to the right, and a 20th-century window in a later extension. On the ground floor are two three-light windows to the left of the entrance, one to the right, and a 20th-century window in the extension. A flat-roofed porch of corrugated sheeting fronts the right side, sheltering a 20th-century door. A rain entrance leads to a flat-faced, columnar porch featuring a moulded cornice, fretted apron, and panelled soffit, the latter being in poor condition at the time of the November 1985 survey. The interior remains unseen but is likely to contain features of interest.

Mid-19th century cast iron railings, signed "Smith, Chard," are set within a cast-iron coping of a low dwarf wall with an upper course of brickwork and random rubble chert below. These railings return around the forecourt, providing entrances to warehouses and the extension. The railings feature enriched heads to the uprights, curved supports, and cast-iron gatepiers, with two single cast-iron gates.