Description

MEARS ASHBY MANOR ROAD
SP8366 (East side)
16/247 Manor House
28/05/54

- II

Shown as No.25 on Ordnance Survey map.
Manor house. Early C18. Lias ashlar with original plain-tile and
slate roofs. Double-depth plan. 2 storeys with attic. Entrance front of 3-window
range. Central ashlar porch has pilasters at corners, simple cornice and flat
roof. 6-panel door with glazed top lights and arch head fanlight. Sash windows
with glazing bars under gauged stone arches. Flat string course between floors.
Moulded ashlar cornice and gabled roof dormers with casement windows. Hipped
roof with brick stacks at ridge. Early C19 one bay extension to left has similar
first floor window and hipped slate roof. Elevation to right of entrance front
is similar of 2-window range with blank window to first floor left. Garden front
to rear of entrance front is also similar: 3-window range with central C19
French windows with margin lights. Early C19 extension to right has 2 narrow
sash windows with glazing bars. Interior: entrance hall has C18 style staircase
altered C20. Some 6-panelled doors and panelled window reveals.

Listing NGR: SP8370766653

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26581367

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Recommended Books

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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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