Forecourt and Railings of Manor House Manor House
FORECOURT AND RAILINGS OF MANOR HOUSE, WHITEHEAD'S LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1036145
- Date first listed:
- 18-Apr-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Forecourt and Railings of Manor House Manor House
- Statutory Address:
- FORECOURT AND RAILINGS OF MANOR HOUSE, WHITEHEAD'S LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1036145
- Date first listed:
- 18-Apr-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Forecourt and Railings of Manor House Manor House
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORECOURT AND RAILINGS OF MANOR HOUSE, WHITEHEAD'S LANE
- Statutory Address 2:
- MANOR HOUSE, WHITEHEAD'S LANE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- FORECOURT AND RAILINGS OF MANOR HOUSE, WHITEHEAD'S LANE
- Statutory Address:
- MANOR HOUSE, WHITEHEAD'S LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Bradford-on-Avon
- National Grid Reference:
- ST8277461101
Details
1. WHITEHEAD'S LANE
5411 (East Side)
18.4.52. Manor House (Formerly
listed as No 2).
Forecourt and railings
of Manor House
ST 8261 1/57
II* GV
2.
Early C18, with C17 wing extension, C18 gazebo and C17 cottage. Main
facade; ashlar, stone-tiled roof, 2 storeys plus 3 hipped dormers, casements
with glazing bars in exposed wooden moulded frames with heavily moulded
wooden cornice. 5 windows, sashes, glazing bars, moulded architrave surrounds
and moulded sills. Ground floor windows have also flat cornices over.
Central doorway with deep roll bolection moulding surround and triangular
pediment on cut stone brackets. Modern 6-panel door. 3 semi-circular
steps up to door. Narrow angle pilasters, plinth, moulded cornice and
plain parapet. Symmetrical walled forecourt with paved pathway. Side
walls have moulded copings and curved ramp. Front wall low with plain
wrought-iron railings and gate. C17 wing to right of main frontage.
Coursed rubble, central gable, stone-tiled roofs. 2 storeys and attic
in gable. 2 windows on each floor, fixed light and casements (originally
with stone mullions); 3 have dripmoulds. Square ashlar porch to left,
with flat lead-covered roof. Moulded cornice and square-headed door opening
(modern door). Oval "bulls-eye" window in the side of porch. Cobbled
forecourt. Originally separate house.
All the listed buildings in Whitehead's Lane together with Nos 15 to 17
(consec) Silver Street and Nos 1 to 4 (consec) and Nos 7 and 8 White Hill
form a group.
Listing NGR: ST8277461101
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 312760
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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