Manor House

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SS 54 SW WEST DOWN CHURCHPOOL(west side) West Down 4/216 Manor House (formerly listed as - Barton Farmhouse) 25.2.65

GV II*

Manor house, late C16 with Cl7 extensions to rear. Squared rubble with granite dressings. Asbestos slate roofs with tall gable end rubble stacks with tapered caps, lateral stack to rear left side of main range and kitchen stack with slated offsets on east side of rear projection. 3-sided rear courtyard plan, the 2 right- angled projections to rear probably added and later extended through Cl7. Main range consists of cross-passage with 2-storey porch with large principal room to each side. 2 storeys. Early symmetrical facade. 5 window range of 3-light splayed mullions, cavetto-moulded on inner face, that to centre is to the gabled porch with C19 bargeboards. Square-headed granite porch doorway with sunken chamfered and stopped surround and hoodmould. C20 inner door. Continuous dripmould above each of the 2 flanking 4-light mullions. 3 wooden mullions, 1 above 2, on the rear courtyard inner faces of each of the right-angled projections and a further 3 to the west side of the left-hand projection, with various ovolo and chamfered surrounds. Principal room to left of cross-passage has ovolo-moulded muntin screen (original planking removed), heavy stopped and chamfered beams and impressive four-centred arched chimneypiece with double roll-moulded surround. Room to right of cross-passage retains complete plasterwork ceiling, not destroyed as described in original listing, although overmantel and oak panelling do not survive. The ceiling consists of 3 sections, divided by plastered beams. The geometrical ribbed design repeated in each section. Fireplace has herringbone slatework and chamfered lintel with scroll-stops initialled FI and GI to either end and centrally dated 1624. Dog-leg Cl7 staircase with thick turned balusters to moulded head-rail and single similar baluster to lower flight supporting moulded handrail and turned finials to round newels. Plasterwork to principal chambers, that to east has frieze of acorn clusters and geometrical ribbed design above on east wall. The chamber at west end has similar friezes at each end; that in gable wall above delightfully enriched plasterwork overmantel with seated figures to each side holding strapwork surround to central cartouche with lions heads each side of figure of Pan with male and female heads above and below. Herringbone slatework to fireback, and stone lintel carved in C16/early C17 with the descent of the Eyre family. Cl7 main doors and moulded doorframes to rear corridor and to upper storey of porch, the west chamber door having unusual rams horn stops to the jambs. Cl7 roof trusses with morticed collars intact.

Listing NGR: SS5171341986

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