Manor House is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1961. House. 1 related planning application.
Manor House
- WRENN ID
- standing-rubblework-gilt
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 March 1961
- Type
- House
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Manor House, formerly known as Manor Farm House, is a house dating from the 17th century and later, built on a medieval site. It is constructed of local stone coursed rubble with ashlar dressings and features a shallow pitch hipped Welsh slate roof with brick chimney stacks. The building has an 'L' shape, is two storeys high, and has four bays on the west facade with irregular fenestration. The upper bays 2, 3, and 4 have ovolo mould mullioned windows, and there is a hood mould above the window in lower bay 4. The first bay features reserved chamfer mullioned windows of two lights. Between bays 3 and 4, there is a studded boarded door in a heavy frame, with a 20th-century stone porch under a flat moulded hood.
On the east side, there is a projecting stair turret with a plain doorway and several ovolo mould mullioned windows. A short return to the south matches the main structure, followed by a long non-domestic wing that may include medieval fragments, although most windows are modern. One ovolo mould window and a moulded door surround may be reused.
The interior has not been seen, but a report indicates traces of a spiral staircase in the northwest corner of the main house, a fairly rare reserve chamfer moulded fireplace (possibly reset) in the southwest corner with a four-centre arched stone lintel, and a rear staircase that may date from the 17th century. There are various beams with different mouldings and a variety of doors and door frames, as well as probable 17th-century collar roof trusses in the rear extension.
Historically, the site was held as a preceptory by the Knights Templars until 1300, and then it was owned by the Knights Hospitallers until 1540. After that, various lay owners made modifications, particularly Charles Brooke before his death in 1610. The remains of a chapel dating from around 1200 were located just east of the return wing and survived until around 1980.
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- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Radon risk assessment
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