The Manor House

Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

SU 61 NW DROXFORD THE SQUARE 7/31 The Manor House 6.3.67 II* House. Late C16 timber frame, with C17 and C18 alterations, and minor C20 changes.

Walls of brickwork in English bond, high plinth, chamfered reveals to the window openings, 1st and 2nd floor drip-moulds: some Flemish bond with blue headers, stone cill and coping to parapet. Tile roof, with prominent gables, hips to rear extensions: massive rectangular stacks with separate triple diagonal flues.

A building of several phases, basically L-shaped with lower extensions within the angle; symmetrical Jacobean west front elevation of two gables separated by a parapet, two storeys and attic three windows. Casements and triple sashes.

C20 traditional brick porch, with gable, fanlight, and coupled doors. The north elevation has a central gable between large stacks (the east side cut down and gabled), with ground-floor service wings projecting at each side: small casements and one large sash. The other elevations are irregular, with C18 sashes and a two-storeyed south bay (c1900) with mullion and transom windows. Inside, the framework is exposed in the upper floor, and there are sections of C17 oak panelling: the main staircase is late Georgian, but older staircase details re- main in the upper part at the rear.

Listing NGR: SU6069718273

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/1294 IOE Records taken by Peter MacLeod; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

Rights

© Mr Peter MacLeod. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project