Description

SK 13 NW PARISH OF MARSTON MONTGOMERY MAIN STREET
4/53 (South side)
5.2.52 The Manor House
II*

House. Late C17 with C19 and C20 alterations and additions. Box timber framing on
stone plinth with painted brick nogging and brick with brick dressings. Plain tile
roofs with large stone ridge stack, topped by four circular stone pots, to west and
enormous stepped external stone stack to east gable wall, topped by brick extension.
Two storeys plus garrets and two bay east wing with advanced single bay crosswing.
North elevation has 4-light leaded casement window in western crosswing and similar
window to.east of east range, and between has been inserted a large two storey brick
bay with bowed front. This has C20 5-light leaded casement window in bowed end and
a panelled door with bracketed hood over to east side. Above, similar windows in same
arrangement. Above again to west, a jettied gabled on carved timber brackets with
blocked window to top. To east, projecting from the roof over the later brick bay is
an advanced gabled timber frame bay, probably the former porch,and beyond to east, a
gabled roof dormer with leaded lights to top and box framing below. South elevation
has crosswing rebuilt in brick and ground floor hidden by C20 brick extensions.
Interior has virtually all its original timber frame exposed, and chamfered ceiling
beams. South room of crosswing has C17 panelling, carved fireplace and overmantle
dated 1670 and panelled corner with shaped all possibly re-used, Original dogleg
staircase through three floors with shaped splat balusters and moulded finials.
West rooms of crosswing have stone four-centred arched fireplaces, that to first
floor with carved spandrels.

Listing NGR: SK1339537840

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17545592

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)