Description

The followng building shall be added:-

BIRTLEY
NY 87 NE The Manor House.

460- /9/10000
II

Farmhouse, now house. 1677, extended early C19, remodelled c1865. Rubble stone with
ashlar dressings. Welsh slate roofs with coped gables and kneelers. 2 ashlar gable stacks.
Cross-passage plan. Original house to right, 3 windows, has central doorway with
moulded surround and decorated lintel inscribed 1677, and a 3 panel door. To the left
a 3-light, and to the right a 2-light window with chamfered mullions and Tudor hood
moulds. Above a single light window, flanked by 2-light windows, also with chamfered
mullions. All these windows have 2-pane casements. Beyond upper left window a carved
stone sundial and an ashlar plaque inscribed, THOMAS ROBSON Draper Licensed
Dealer in tea coffee snuff and tobacco Early C19 wing to left, altered C20, 3 windows.
To left a C20 3-light mullion window in a former cart shed opening, and to the right a
2-light mullion window. Interior retains its 2 bay cross passage plan, and a large C17
stone fireplace with moulded stone hood. Simple collar purlin roof with substantial
principal rafters, some timbers replaced.

Listing NGR: NY8785878173

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26552802

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Recommended Books

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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)