Description

BRAUNSTONE BRAUNSTONE LANE
SK 50 SE
5/2 No 252 (The Manor)
(formerly listed as No 252
13.10.52 (Manor Farm House)

II

House. Probably early C17, but dated 16 WPM 89 on timber rail in right bay.
C19 and C20 alterations, mid C19 extension to rear. Timber-frame with narrow
brick nogging, much herringbone; ground floor walls and rear bay of cross-wing
to left are rebuilt in brick C19 and C20; Swithland slate roof; C19 brick chimney
with pair of square shafts to left side. L-plan, the right bay on smaller scale
than left wing. 2 storeys, attic and cellar. Left wing projects and is gabled
to front. Gable end has upper storey, jettied on brackets over canted bay window
with sashes and cellar opening, and 3-pane sash to first floor. Lower bay set
back to right has horizontal sliding sash to first floor, and flush-panelled
top-lit door below in wooden reveals and architrave frame. Right gable has
horizontal sliding sashes to ground floor and attic, single casement to first
floor, and stump of rebuilt chimney. C19 brick wing to rear with Welsh slate
roof, set of 4 linked chimney shafts, and one bay of 3-light horizontal sashes.
Interior has stop-chamfered ceiling beams and re-used staircase with C17 turned
balusters.

Listing NGR: SK5546002720

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26337175

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Recommended Books

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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)