Description

MANNINGFORD MANNINGFORD BRUCE SU 15 NW (west side) 2/97 The Old Manor House 4.6.52 II Farmhouse, early C17. Timber framed on malmstone sill, with rendered brick noggings. Thatched roof. Two storeys and attics. Main block at right angles to road, lobby entry plan, originally symmetrical about two-storey gabled porch, the upper floor jettied on dragon beams. Rear wing of 3 bays, partly rebuilt in C19, and gabled block at left end, early C19, but probably replacing earlier framed bay. Porch has turned wood balusters either side, now glazed and carved brackets. Panelled door. Internal door and flanking studs removed. Windows all renewed 1985, now timber with diamond leading. Rear of front block originally single-storey and attic, raised later to 2 storeys. Framing 2 panels high to ground floor, upper floor one panel with added height in close studding, with braces. Bays each side of porch gabled, and end also gabled; the attic window blocked and bearing date 1636. Carved bargeboards and finial. Rear wing 3 panels high with straight corner braces. Gables to central bay facing road, which has been raised by 1 panel. Brick wing at left end has stepped 3-light timber window and similar window to end gable of rear wing. Interior: large chalkstone stack in centre, the upper flue rebuilt. Undergoing extensive restoration 1985. The house is allegedly where Mary Nicholas (whose monument is in St Peter's Church, q.v.) sheltered Charles II after the Battle of Worcester, and for which deed she acquired the right to the royal arms in canton on her escutcheon.

Listing NGR: SU1395058411

External Links

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Recommended Books

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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)