Description

GRAFTON REGIS BOZENHAM MILL LANE SP7546 (North side) 13/42 Grafton Manor 01/12/51 (Formerly listed as Manor House and Lodge)

GV II

Country house. C17 and C19 with C16 origins. Coursed limestone rubble and limestone ashlar, slate roof, rendered brick ridge and internal stacks. 2-storey, 4-window range. Double-depth plan. Entrance front has central gabled porch with studded door, overlight and flat-arched stone head. 2-light casement windows to ground and 1st floor, those to ground floor with flat-arched stone heads. Gabled wings project either end and have 4-light casements to ground floor, similar 3-light windows to lst floor with flat-arched stone heads to ground floor, wood lintels to let floor. 2-storey, 2-window early C19 extension to right with hipped roof and casement windows. Range to rear is higher. Garden front of ashlar has central 3-light ovolo-moulded stone mullion window and oriel window above with ovolo-moulded stone mullion windows with transoms. Paired 3-light ovolo-moulded stone mullion windows to ground and 1st floor left and right, those to 1st floor with transoms. 1-light window to ground floor far left with moulded stone surround. 2-light ovolo-moulded stone mullion window to 1st floor far left above. Small central stone-coped gable above oriel with kneelers and ironstone and limestone quoins. 2-storey C19 brick and stone extension to left. Interior has open well staircase with fat turned balusters and tall - panelled newel posts with finials and panelled risers; probably re-set. Two stone fireplaces with moulded jambs, Tudor-arched heads with decorative carving to spandrels and friezes - strapwork and Tudor roses to that in Dining Room, scallops and Tudor roses to that in Drawing Room.

Listing NGR: SP7579246862

External Links

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