Description

SOPWORTH THE STREET,
ST 88 NW (west side)
2/169
Old Manor House (formerly listed
as House south of George Inn)
28.10.59
II

Detached house. Circa 1700 with c1840 alterations and additions.
Colourwashed render with rusticated stone quoins, ashlar dressings
and gabled roof with slate to the south-east and stone slate to the
north-west; end rendered stacks. Two-storey, 5-bay south-east
front. All windows are flat section ovolo-moulded cross mullions
with small pane casements. Central doorway with panelled jambs and
bolection architrave, flat hood on carved brackets and 4-raised-
and-fielded panel door with 4 top glazed lights. Moulded plinth
course, first floor continuous string course and coved cornice.
Rear reveals 1840 additions encasing original staircase tower.
Interior. Inaccessible, but reputed to have original staircase
and panelling in ground floor rooms.
(N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England: Wiltshire, 1975)

Listing NGR: ST8270186174

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26274280

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Recommended Books

• 
  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
• 
  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
• 
  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
• 
  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide