Description

TL 1551 BLUNHAM PARK LANE

7/14 No. 54 (The Old Manor
House)

GV II

House, known as the Manor house due to Manorial courts held there in C16, but
formerly a Brotherhood house. C16 and C17, possibly incorporating remains of
Medieval structure. (Bedfordshire Record Office : CRT 130 Blunham 16, deeds
from 1467 to C17). Timber framed structure with brick infill, mostly with
colourwashed roughcast render to exterior. N wall of S block rebuilt in
stone. Clay tile roof. Truncated remains of earlier building to S, 2
storeyed and of one room plan, with later one storey and attics block to N, of
3-room plan. Ground floor has 5 windows. LH first floor has one window, RH
attic has one gabled dormer, all casements of varying sizes with glazing bars.
Internal framing of LH block retains evidence of blocked Tudor arched doorway.
RH block has doorway with flat hood on cut brackets. Interior : ground floor
room of S part retains some c.1600 wall painting showing geometrical
patterning and fragment of an inscription.

Listing NGR: TL1523051133

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26607635

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Recommended Books

• 
  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey