The Old Manor House

Description

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

CLAPHAM-CUM-NEWBY CHURCH AVENUE SD 7496 (east side) 13/8 The Old Manor House 20.2.58 GV II Formerly manor house, now community centre. Dated 1701 with early C20 alterations.

Strap-pointed rubble, stone dressings, stone slate roof. Gable end to street.

2 storeys, 5 bays with projecting 2-storey gabled entrance porch in third bay.

Entrance has moulded surround, decorated dated lintel inscribed C W I and hoodmould with spiral stops; 6 panel door. C20 entrance in second bay. On ground floor 3- light chamfered window with ovolo mullions to first bay, and similar but 5-light window to right of main entrance. Both have dripstones. 4 similar 2-light windows to upper floor. Above entrance is a stepped 3-light chamfered window with ovolo mullion, decorated hoodmould with spiral stops. 4 rows of pigeon holes in gable, in triangular arrangement. Gable ridge has base to finial (now gone). Left-hand gable end ridge stack, massive projecting right-hand gable end ridge stack.

Interior: massive inglenook fireplace with moulded impost blocks, 18 joggled voussoirs and decorated keystone inscribed 1701. Left and right-hand bread ovens.



Listing NGR: SD7452169200

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/1212 IOE Records taken by Derek Le Mare; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

Rights

© Mr Derek Le Mare. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project