Description

SU 74 SE FROYLE UPPER FROYLE

5/69 Manor House 31/07/63 (Formerly known as Froyle Manor) GV II*

House. C17, with extension and changes of c1900. Brick walls and tiled roof. Queen Anne house, with alterations in matching style. Front (south-west) of 2 storeys and attic, 2.1.3 windows, with a lower wing to the south of 2 storeys 2 above 1 windows, and a north wing (c1900) of 1 storey, 2 windows. Roof hipped at the north side, with 3 Edwardian dormers, and fully moulded modillion cornice. Red brickwork in Flemish bond, rubbed flat arches, plinth; the projecting entrance unit is not central, and a round-headed staircase window is immediately to its north side. Sashes in exposed frames. Plain door frame, enclosing a decorative fanlight, with a moulded canopy on brackets, and 6 panelled (4 top glazed) door. The south wing is C18 in its lower part and c1900 at the 1st floor; casements, and panelled door at the rear. The rear has wings at the outer sides of different dates, and smaller attachments to the recessed central part, which has some original details (including a mullion and transom window). Inside, there is an early C18 staircase with 3 panels on the underside, painted with landscape scenes; several rooms have pinewood panelling with bolection mouldings, and there is some C17 (painted)oak panelling. Above the front door is an arched canopy above a statue of a saint (c900).

Listing NGR: SU7546742630

External Links

• Wikidata Q17532926

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