Description

YORK

SE64NW BISHOPTHORPE ROAD
1112-1/4/1239 (East side (off))
24/06/83 Middlethorpe Manor
(Formerly Listed as:
MIDDLETHORPE
Middlethorpe Manor)

II

House. Late C17 in origins with late C18 and mid C19
extensions; further extensions and alterations c1900 and C20.
Stucco on shallow stone plinth with boldly projecting moulded
timber cornice; hipped slate roofs with stucco stacks and
three box dormers to central range.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys; 3-window central range set back between
3-window wing to left, 2-window wing to right. Gabled porch
projects in centre of central range between unequal sash
window to left, 16-pane sash to right; on the first floor
centre window is 12-pane sash, the outer ones tripartite
sashes. Wing to left has sashes on both floors, one C20
2-light window on ground floor out of line with the others.
Wing to right has 12-pane sash windows with stone sills to
each floor, one on first floor a dummy. Right return: 2 bays,
the left a full height semicircular bow. Ground floor of bow
has French doors between sash windows: windows are all 12-pane
sashes.
INTERIOR: not inspected. RCHM record the following.
Ground floor: entrance hall lined with panelling in 2 heights;
two fireplaces, one with brown marble surround and rococo
frieze, the other with carved and enriched architrave.
South-east room has fireplace of Corinthian pilasters.
Staircase with moulded string, heavy turned balusters and
foliated volutes at the foot of the stairs.
First floor: landing has panelled dado and 3-panel doors.
Some rooms in central range and C18 wing have original
fireplaces and cornices. Rooms in the late C18 wing open off
top-lit central hall. Mid C19 wing retains contemporary
fittings.
(RCHME: City of York: London: 1972-: 121).

Listing NGR: SE6009548713

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26550621

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Recommended Books

• 
  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)