Ashley Manor House
ASHLEY MANOR HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1106892
- Date first listed:
- 03-Oct-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Ashley Manor House
- Statutory Address:
- ASHLEY MANOR HOUSE
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- Date:
- 2001-08-10
- Reference:
- IOE01/05708/12
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1106892
- Date first listed:
- 03-Oct-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Ashley Manor House
- Statutory Address 1:
- ASHLEY MANOR HOUSE
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:
- ASHLEY MANOR HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- North Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Atherington
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 58507 23587
Details
ATHERINGTON SS 52 SE 5/1 Ashley Manor House
3.10.75 - II
House, used as school until 1984, presently unoccupied. Circa 1830-40, extended in late C19. Painted stucco. Lead rolls to hipped slate roofs with deep eaves. Off ridge stacks of yellow brick. 2 principal rooms on the garden front to right (E) of hall passage with entrance on south front and stairwell on the left and service rooms in 2 storey late C19 right- angled extension on left (w) side forming overall L-shaped plan. 2 storeys and basement. Entrance front to south has 3 window range of hornless 12- paned sashes. Ground floor has 6 over 9 paned hornless sashes flanking brick porch with carved stone console brackets supporting slate roof surmounted by decorative cast iron balcony. Rusticated surround to round arched doorway with 4 panelled door. Quoin pilasters. Garden (S) front of 3 bays, with 2 storey bow window with conical slate roof. Tripartite sashes on each floor with 12-paned sashes to centre and 8-paned sash sidelights. 12-paned sashes to each side above 6 over 9 paned sash to left and 2 over 3 paned sash to right with margin glazing bars. Plain moulded pilasters to each end and to each side of central bow. Short recessed bay at right end has 4-paned sash to ground floor. Tall round-arched stair window to west side. Interior much of the internal joinery is intact including 6 panelled doors, shutters and dado panelling to hallway and main staircase with lozenge motif. Greek key motif to soffit of hall doorway. Hall has cross-vaulted ceiling. Main dog-leg staircase has wreathed handrail with decorative cast iron balusters. Room at north end has round-arched window with internal eared architrave above heavy marble mid C19 chimneypiece.
Listing NGR: SS5850723587
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 96862
- 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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