Description

TL 1279 HAMERTON HAMERTON

16/58 Manor Farm House
21.7.51
II

Farmhouse. Late C16 or early C17 with early C19 modifications. Local red
brick, moulded and rubbed brick. C20 plain tiled roofs. Two storeys and
attic main east-west range with centre two storey porch; two storey and
single storey range to rear forming an L-plan with two single storey
extensions to east. South elevation: Symmetrical facade with original central
two storey gabled porched. entrance with segmental arched opening and
ogee-moulded brick jambs, (inner doorway sealed for C19 staircase, main
entrance resite to west) blocked window above archway. Two ground floor
five-light wooden casement windows with wooden boarded round arch above
central lights and with brick relieving arch. Two first floor five-light
windows. Brick plinth, moulded brick band between floors and sawtooth brick
eaves cornice. (Cornice and moulded brick band detail continued in rear
elevations). Moulded gable parapet corbels formerly to gable parapets removed
c.1965. Square planned central ridge stack with sawtooth brick cornice,
arabesque and geometric patterned moulded bricks to frieze, and four
cylindrical stacks. Interior: Original plan complete with slight
modification, including a passage way at ground floor, resiting of staircase
to main range from original position to north of stack. Rear staircase in
outshut rebuilt with reduced symmetrical turned balusters. Sealed hearths to
main range, kitchen hearth, originally with baking oven, and bakehouse and
brewhouse hearths intact with original mantel beams. Stop-chamfered ceiling
beams. Raised-and fielded-panelled doors and other early C19 details. The
rear door facing east is said to have been the entrance used to the manor
court room.

RCHM: Huntingdonshire p128, plate 74
VCH: Huntingdonshire p66

Listing NGR: TL1336579693

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26517126

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