Description

FENNY COMPTON NORTHEND ROAD
SP4052 (North side)
6/75 Manor House and attached
30/05/67 stable
(Formerly listed as Manor
House)

- II

Manor house and attached stable. Mid C17; alterations and additions mid/late
C19; stable dated 1829. Ashlar and regular coursed ironstone. Tile roof has
coped gable parapets and moulded kneelers; stone ridge and end stacks with
string courses and cornices. T-plan, with cross wing on right. 2 storeys;
8-window range. Entrance in central symmetrical 5-window range has doorway with
chamfered jambs. Hood mould, stepped up in centre over rounded sunk panel
possibly a datestone but now illegible. C19 part-glazed 6-panelled door.
Mid/late C19 tile hood with wooden struts interrupting hood mould. C19
three-light stone-mullioned and transomed window and to left and right. First
floor and right wing have 2-light stone-mullioned windows. Hood moulds
throughout; wing has hood mould continued across wall between ground floor
windows. 2-window right wing projects only slightly. Steep gable with cross
vent. Mid/late C19 one-window range on left, of rougher stonework. Ground floor
has 2 windows with chamfered jambs. First floor has 3-light casement. Left
return side has stable door with segmental arch. Right return side of wing:
2-window range. 2-light mullions. Rear irregula. Interior not inspected. Stable
attached on left has quatrefoil with chamfered jambs. First floor has 3-light
casement. Left return side has stable door with segmental arch. Right return
side of wing: 2-window range. 2-light mullion windows. Rear irregular. Interior
not inspected. Stable attached on left has quatrefoil Farmhouse, now 2 houses.
Early C18, with early C19 additions at each end, continuing roof line. Coursed
limestone. Concrete tile roof; brick end ridge and internal stacks. 5-unit plan.
2 storeys and attic; 3-window range. No.1 Mill Hill Cottages, on left, has
mid/late C20 plank door and hood on shaped brackets. Central section has 2
three-light chamfered stone-mullioned windows. Right end has C19 casement with
painted wood lintel. Left end has small C20 window on each floor. First floor
has 2 old casements. Left return side has rendered gable. C19 casements. Right
return side has entrance to Cobbers Keep, with C20 glazed door and hood on
shaped brackets. Sash above. Attic window. Rear irregular five C20 flat-roofed
roof dormers.

Listing NGR: SP4175852558

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26638308

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